Takeoff warning sounded on power application. Tower stated aircraft should not take runway until rea...

Attributes
ACN	278866
Time
Date	199407
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hou
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zbw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	278866
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : rejected takeoff flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Flight X from hou to dfw was holding short of runway 12R at hou. The tower controller cleared us into position on runway 12R to remain west of runway 17. As the aircraft lined up on runway 12R well west of runway 17, a different tower controller cleared us for an immediate takeoff. Traffic was cleared to land on runway 17. The first officer advanced the throttles and the takeoff warning sounded stabilizer. The first officer restarted the throttles. I rechked the settings and seeing nothing abnormal, the throttles were advanced again and again the warning sounded. The aircraft was still well west of runway 17. I informed tower to cancel our takeoff clearance. Tower ordered us to hold our position and added we should not accept takeoff clearance unless we were ready to go, and that he did not have a place for us to go. Knowing there was arriving traffic and not knowing their exact position, I declared an emergency to alert everyone of the situation. After redirecting some aircraft, tower cleared us to the west ramp. We were able to reset our system and solve the problem. We canceled the emergency and departed hou. Upon arrival at dfw we made the appropriate entries and maintenance found the stabilizer trim adjustment out of limits.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TKOF WARNING SOUNDED ON PWR APPLICATION. TWR STATED ACFT SHOULD NOT TAKE RWY UNTIL READY. WHEN TOLD OF PROB, CREW DECLARED EMER WHEN TWR INDICATED PROB WITH CREW PROC.

Narrative: FLT X FROM HOU TO DFW WAS HOLDING SHORT OF RWY 12R AT HOU. THE TWR CTLR CLRED US INTO POS ON RWY 12R TO REMAIN W OF RWY 17. AS THE ACFT LINED UP ON RWY 12R WELL W OF RWY 17, A DIFFERENT TWR CTLR CLRED US FOR AN IMMEDIATE TKOF. TFC WAS CLRED TO LAND ON RWY 17. THE FO ADVANCED THE THROTTLES AND THE TKOF WARNING SOUNDED STABILIZER. THE FO RESTARTED THE THROTTLES. I RECHKED THE SETTINGS AND SEEING NOTHING ABNORMAL, THE THROTTLES WERE ADVANCED AGAIN AND AGAIN THE WARNING SOUNDED. THE ACFT WAS STILL WELL WEST OF RWY 17. I INFORMED TWR TO CANCEL OUR TKOF CLRNC. TWR ORDERED US TO HOLD OUR POS AND ADDED WE SHOULD NOT ACCEPT TKOF CLRNC UNLESS WE WERE READY TO GO, AND THAT HE DID NOT HAVE A PLACE FOR US TO GO. KNOWING THERE WAS ARRIVING TFC AND NOT KNOWING THEIR EXACT POS, I DECLARED AN EMER TO ALERT EVERYONE OF THE SIT. AFTER REDIRECTING SOME ACFT, TWR CLRED US TO THE W RAMP. WE WERE ABLE TO RESET OUR SYS AND SOLVE THE PROB. WE CANCELED THE EMER AND DEPARTED HOU. UPON ARR AT DFW WE MADE THE APPROPRIATE ENTRIES AND MAINT FOUND THE STABILIZER TRIM ADJUSTMENT OUT OF LIMITS.

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.

Takeoff warning sounded on power application. Tower stated aircraft should not take runway until ready. When told of problem, crew declared emergency when tower indicated problem with crew procedure.