An air carrier widebody transport aborted its takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	283052
Time
Date	199409
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jfk
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
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 pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	283052
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

At approximately PM40 local at jfk airport, military charter flight aborted takeoff on runway 22R. Aircraft arrived from frankfort, with crew change and continuations onto nellis AFB. Dispatch release indicated an inoperative ADF and inoperative autothrottle. Cockpit preflight and taxi out were normal. Throttles were advanced for take off and EICAS message 'reverser isolation valve' annunciated shortly thereafter. Takeoff was aborted (approximately 40 KTS) and aircraft returned to camp. Further investigation revealed a logbook deferment of 'left reverser isolation valve.' inoperative placard was not found for this item. The engine was runup, reverser checked by maintenance, and operator found normal. Flight operated routinely to nellis AFB. The flight crew should have reviewed the logbook prior to departure from the gate but was not done due to late arrival of logbook to aircraft and cockpit workload. Other potential traps were that the release did not include the inoperative MEL item. There is not a good method for flcs to review previous flight history (including theoretically corrected items) that might affect critical phases of flight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR WDB ABORTED ITS TKOF.

Narrative: AT APPROX PM40 LCL AT JFK ARPT, MIL CHARTER FLT ABORTED TKOF ON RWY 22R. ACFT ARRIVED FROM FRANKFORT, WITH CREW CHANGE AND CONTINUATIONS ONTO NELLIS AFB. DISPATCH RELEASE INDICATED AN INOP ADF AND INOP AUTOTHROTTLE. COCKPIT PREFLT AND TAXI OUT WERE NORMAL. THROTTLES WERE ADVANCED FOR TAKE OFF AND EICAS MESSAGE 'REVERSER ISOLATION VALVE' ANNUNCIATED SHORTLY THEREAFTER. TKOF WAS ABORTED (APPROX 40 KTS) AND ACFT RETURNED TO CAMP. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED A LOGBOOK DEFERMENT OF 'L REVERSER ISOLATION VALVE.' INOP PLACARD WAS NOT FOUND FOR THIS ITEM. THE ENG WAS RUNUP, REVERSER CHKED BY MAINT, AND OPERATOR FOUND NORMAL. FLT OPERATED ROUTINELY TO NELLIS AFB. THE FLC SHOULD HAVE REVIEWED THE LOGBOOK PRIOR TO DEP FROM THE GATE BUT WAS NOT DONE DUE TO LATE ARR OF LOGBOOK TO ACFT AND COCKPIT WORKLOAD. OTHER POTENTIAL TRAPS WERE THAT THE RELEASE DID NOT INCLUDE THE INOP MEL ITEM. THERE IS NOT A GOOD METHOD FOR FLCS TO REVIEW PREVIOUS FLT HISTORY (INCLUDING THEORETICALLY CORRECTED ITEMS) THAT MIGHT AFFECT CRITICAL PHASES OF FLT.

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.