Md-80 flight crew experiences stabilizer cockpit aural warning on takeoff roll. Abort.

Attributes
ACN	294090
Time
Date	199501
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ama
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
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 : 180 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 4200
ASRS Report	294090
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : rejected takeoff
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Cleared for takeoff at ama in md-80. When throttles advanced got stabilizer voice warning from cockpit aural warning (CAWS). Couldn't see anything obviously wrong so at approximately 20 KIAS aborted takeoff, called tower and taxied clear at next intersection. When clear, talked to passenger, then investigated problem. All settings, center of gravity selector, trim tab and flaps were correct. We then recycled the flaps back up then down. Warning still sounded. We then ran trim up 2 units then back to previous setting. No more aural warnings were heard. We ran takeoff checks again, talked to passenger, and were cleared by tower for takeoff. We had been flying this aircraft from ewr-dfw-ama and were proceeding back to dfw. I considered this a normal chain of events until I was advised to submit this report because of a question on someone's part about the reason for the abort then continuing the takeoff.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD-80 FLC EXPERIENCES STABILIZER COCKPIT AURAL WARNING ON TKOF ROLL. ABORT.

Narrative: CLRED FOR TKOF AT AMA IN MD-80. WHEN THROTTLES ADVANCED GOT STABILIZER VOICE WARNING FROM COCKPIT AURAL WARNING (CAWS). COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING OBVIOUSLY WRONG SO AT APPROX 20 KIAS ABORTED TKOF, CALLED TWR AND TAXIED CLR AT NEXT INTXN. WHEN CLR, TALKED TO PAX, THEN INVESTIGATED PROB. ALL SETTINGS, CTR OF GRAVITY SELECTOR, TRIM TAB AND FLAPS WERE CORRECT. WE THEN RECYCLED THE FLAPS BACK UP THEN DOWN. WARNING STILL SOUNDED. WE THEN RAN TRIM UP 2 UNITS THEN BACK TO PREVIOUS SETTING. NO MORE AURAL WARNINGS WERE HEARD. WE RAN TKOF CHKS AGAIN, TALKED TO PAX, AND WERE CLRED BY TWR FOR TKOF. WE HAD BEEN FLYING THIS ACFT FROM EWR-DFW-AMA AND WERE PROCEEDING BACK TO DFW. I CONSIDERED THIS A NORMAL CHAIN OF EVENTS UNTIL I WAS ADVISED TO SUBMIT THIS RPT BECAUSE OF A QUESTION ON SOMEONE'S PART ABOUT THE REASON FOR THE ABORT THEN CONTINUING THE TKOF.

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.