Flight crew of an medium large transport was asked to abort takeoff after being cleared ending a len...

Attributes
ACN	320369
Time
Date	199511
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pit
State Reference	PA
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	DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 3400
ASRS Report	320369
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Approximately XA25 hours we were put into position and hold on runway 28C pittsburgh international airport. This runway is designed with a displaced threshold which during nighttime operations is completely unlighted. We remained in this position for an extended period of time with no further update information. When advised cleared for takeoff I predicated my acknowledgement with our concern and total uneasy feeling of being left on an unlighted portion of an active runway for an extended period of time. We commenced our takeoff roll. There was further discussion initiated by the controller (tower), remarks were made by others exclusive of this crew. At 65 KTS, ATC ordered us to abort our takeoff with no further explanation. When clear of the runway we requested reasons for abort. We were directed to make a right turn on taxiway west so as to be in position for another takeoff. (This radio transmission was made by a different controller.) first controller's voice seemed to be a male voice. Second controller's voice seemed to be a female voice.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN MLG WAS ASKED TO ABORT TKOF AFTER BEING CLRED ENDING A LENGTHY WAIT ON AN UNLIGHTED PORTION OF THE RWY DISPLACED THRESHOLD.

Narrative: APPROX XA25 HRS WE WERE PUT INTO POS AND HOLD ON RWY 28C PITTSBURGH INTL ARPT. THIS RWY IS DESIGNED WITH A DISPLACED THRESHOLD WHICH DURING NIGHTTIME OPS IS COMPLETELY UNLIGHTED. WE REMAINED IN THIS POS FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME WITH NO FURTHER UPDATE INFO. WHEN ADVISED CLRED FOR TKOF I PREDICATED MY ACKNOWLEDGEMENT WITH OUR CONCERN AND TOTAL UNEASY FEELING OF BEING LEFT ON AN UNLIGHTED PORTION OF AN ACTIVE RWY FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. WE COMMENCED OUR TKOF ROLL. THERE WAS FURTHER DISCUSSION INITIATED BY THE CTLR (TWR), REMARKS WERE MADE BY OTHERS EXCLUSIVE OF THIS CREW. AT 65 KTS, ATC ORDERED US TO ABORT OUR TKOF WITH NO FURTHER EXPLANATION. WHEN CLR OF THE RWY WE REQUESTED REASONS FOR ABORT. WE WERE DIRECTED TO MAKE A R TURN ON TXWY W SO AS TO BE IN POS FOR ANOTHER TKOF. (THIS RADIO XMISSION WAS MADE BY A DIFFERENT CTLR.) FIRST CTLR'S VOICE SEEMED TO BE A MALE VOICE. SECOND CTLR'S VOICE SEEMED TO BE A FEMALE VOICE.

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.

Flight crew of an medium large transport was asked to abort takeoff after being cleared ending a lengthy wait on an unlighted portion of the runway displaced threshold.