An light transport aborted its takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	272573
Time
Date	199405
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ack
State Reference	MA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	SF 340B
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	272573
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff flight crew : overcame equipment problem
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Severe nose wheel shimmy on takeoff roll blew out the right main gear light. Aborted takeoff and replaced bulb. Nose wheel steering operated normally and performed 2ND takeoff without further incident. However, I failed to notify our coordinator prior to the 2ND takeoff. I did so after landing in boston, both orally and a written statement within 24 hours. According to our company director of flight standards, I was in violation. Dispatch should have been notified prior to the 2ND takeoff. As a 4 yr captain on the sf-340 aircraft, and with extensive training and knowledge of this aircraft's system, I acted under my own initiative, prior to consulting with the first officer. We both agreed that this problem would not effect the safety nor the airworthiness of the aircraft. Better company training on policies and procedures could have prevented this.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN LTT ABORTED ITS TKOF.

Narrative: SEVERE NOSE WHEEL SHIMMY ON TKOF ROLL BLEW OUT THE R MAIN GEAR LIGHT. ABORTED TKOF AND REPLACED BULB. NOSE WHEEL STEERING OPERATED NORMALLY AND PERFORMED 2ND TKOF WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. HOWEVER, I FAILED TO NOTIFY OUR COORDINATOR PRIOR TO THE 2ND TKOF. I DID SO AFTER LNDG IN BOSTON, BOTH ORALLY AND A WRITTEN STATEMENT WITHIN 24 HRS. ACCORDING TO OUR COMPANY DIRECTOR OF FLT STANDARDS, I WAS IN VIOLATION. DISPATCH SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED PRIOR TO THE 2ND TKOF. AS A 4 YR CAPT ON THE SF-340 ACFT, AND WITH EXTENSIVE TRAINING AND KNOWLEDGE OF THIS ACFT'S SYS, I ACTED UNDER MY OWN INITIATIVE, PRIOR TO CONSULTING WITH THE FO. WE BOTH AGREED THAT THIS PROBLEM WOULD NOT EFFECT THE SAFETY NOR THE AIRWORTHINESS OF THE ACFT. BETTER COMPANY TRAINING ON POLICIES AND PROCS COULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.