Narrative:

I first started engine #2 with propeller brake engaged, however, the ramp wanted to load some more bags in the aft cargo bin so I shutdown engine #2 and started engine #1 to keep power and airconditioning. After the bags were loaded, I started engine #2 again. At this point it started raining and I began to taxiway from the gate so the ramp people could get out of the rain. While taxing from the gate, we noticed the EFIS was not erect. I noticed that the compass rose on the lower CRT had hung up in the 80-90 second range. More than 3 mins had passed and it should have been erect. As we went through the checklist, I was simultaneously trying to solve the EFIS problem. The tower cleared us for takeoff at about the same time the EFIS problem was corrected. Acknowledge the clearance and we ran through the before takeoff checklist. I then moved onto the runway. We had just begun to add power and immediately noticed the torque and wp indications were zero, I taxied the aircraft clear of the runway and released the propeller brake. We went through the after-start, taxi and before takeoff checklist again and departed without incident. I have reviewed the moments before the incident and concluded that my health, 'flu and cold,' insomnia, being pushed and overworked by flight control despite my disapproval and letting a small problem divert my attention lend to this incident.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PROP BRAKE ON AND TKOF ABORTED.

Narrative: I FIRST STARTED ENG #2 WITH PROP BRAKE ENGAGED, HOWEVER, THE RAMP WANTED TO LOAD SOME MORE BAGS IN THE AFT CARGO BIN SO I SHUTDOWN ENG #2 AND STARTED ENG #1 TO KEEP PWR AND AIRCONDITIONING. AFTER THE BAGS WERE LOADED, I STARTED ENG #2 AGAIN. AT THIS POINT IT STARTED RAINING AND I BEGAN TO TXWY FROM THE GATE SO THE RAMP PEOPLE COULD GET OUT OF THE RAIN. WHILE TAXING FROM THE GATE, WE NOTICED THE EFIS WAS NOT ERECT. I NOTICED THAT THE COMPASS ROSE ON THE LOWER CRT HAD HUNG UP IN THE 80-90 SECOND RANGE. MORE THAN 3 MINS HAD PASSED AND IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ERECT. AS WE WENT THROUGH THE CHKLIST, I WAS SIMULTANEOUSLY TRYING TO SOLVE THE EFIS PROB. THE TWR CLRED US FOR TKOF AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME THE EFIS PROB WAS CORRECTED. ACKNOWLEDGE THE CLRNC AND WE RAN THROUGH THE BEFORE TKOF CHKLIST. I THEN MOVED ONTO THE RWY. WE HAD JUST BEGUN TO ADD PWR AND IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THE TORQUE AND WP INDICATIONS WERE ZERO, I TAXIED THE ACFT CLR OF THE RWY AND RELEASED THE PROP BRAKE. WE WENT THROUGH THE AFTER-START, TAXI AND BEFORE TKOF CHKLIST AGAIN AND DEPARTED WITHOUT INCIDENT. I HAVE REVIEWED THE MOMENTS BEFORE THE INCIDENT AND CONCLUDED THAT MY HEALTH, 'FLU AND COLD,' INSOMNIA, BEING PUSHED AND OVERWORKED BY FLT CTL DESPITE MY DISAPPROVAL AND LETTING A SMALL PROB DIVERT MY ATTN LEND TO THIS INCIDENT.

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.