Aborted takeoff. - NASA ASRS

Attributes
ACN	287942
Time
Date	199411
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : las
State Reference	NV
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	287942
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

We were given position and hold las runway 25R. As we approached the runway I gave the throttles and brakes to first officer and announced I have the steering. The aircraft was aligned with the runway and rolled smoothly forward an additional 10 ft and stopped. I announced your aircraft as takeoff clearance was given. As the aircraft tracked straight to slightly left I released the nosewheel steering as I felt first officer making very small corrections to the right on the rudders. Approximately 3 seconds into the takeoff roll we felt the first signs of something wrong by the nose gear chattering. I aborted the takeoff. After the aircraft had stopped I noticed the nose wheeling steering full right.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ABORTED TKOF.

Narrative: WE WERE GIVEN POS AND HOLD LAS RWY 25R. AS WE APCHED THE RWY I GAVE THE THROTTLES AND BRAKES TO FO AND ANNOUNCED I HAVE THE STEERING. THE ACFT WAS ALIGNED WITH THE RWY AND ROLLED SMOOTHLY FORWARD AN ADDITIONAL 10 FT AND STOPPED. I ANNOUNCED YOUR ACFT AS TKOF CLRNC WAS GIVEN. AS THE ACFT TRACKED STRAIGHT TO SLIGHTLY L I RELEASED THE NOSEWHEEL STEERING AS I FELT FO MAKING VERY SMALL CORRECTIONS TO THE R ON THE RUDDERS. APPROX 3 SECONDS INTO THE TKOF ROLL WE FELT THE FIRST SIGNS OF SOMETHING WRONG BY THE NOSE GEAR CHATTERING. I ABORTED THE TKOF. AFTER THE ACFT HAD STOPPED I NOTICED THE NOSE WHEELING STEERING FULL R.

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.