Speed brake handle was not fully stowed. Takeoff aborted.

Attributes
ACN	319522
Time
Date	199510
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ewr
State Reference	NJ
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
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 10500 flight time type : 220
ASRS Report	319522
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 14000
ASRS Report	318992
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Takeoff warning horn sounded when power was increased. Rejected takeoff at 40 KTS. Found speed brake handle slightly out of detent. Corrected problem and returned for takeoff. Remainder of flight was normal.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SPD BRAKE HANDLE WAS NOT FULLY STOWED. TKOF ABORTED.

Narrative: TKOF WARNING HORN SOUNDED WHEN PWR WAS INCREASED. REJECTED TKOF AT 40 KTS. FOUND SPD BRAKE HANDLE SLIGHTLY OUT OF DETENT. CORRECTED PROB AND RETURNED FOR TKOF. REMAINDER OF FLT WAS NORMAL.

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.