Flight crew of an EMB120 rejected takeoff after the first officer attitude HSI indicators did not respond. After adjusting the appropriate switches, another takeoff was made successfully.

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Attributes
ACN	356506
Time
Date	199612
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pbi
State Reference	FL
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	Brasilia EMB-120 All Series
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff 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 : 255 flight time total : 8107 flight time type : 4708
ASRS Report	356506
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff flight crew : overcame equipment problem
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Electronic flight instruments (attitude indicator and HSI) on co- pilot's side failed during takeoff roll prior to reaching V1 speed. Takeoff was aborted. Taxied clear of runway -- complied with checklist which rectified problem. Advised ATC and returned to the runway, completing the flight without further incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN EMB120 REJECTED TKOF AFTER THE FO ATTITUDE HSI INDICATORS DID NOT RESPOND. AFTER ADJUSTING THE APPROPRIATE SWITCHES, ANOTHER TKOF WAS MADE SUCCESSFULLY.

Narrative: ELECTRONIC FLT INSTS (ATTITUDE INDICATOR AND HSI) ON CO- PLT'S SIDE FAILED DURING TKOF ROLL PRIOR TO REACHING V1 SPD. TKOF WAS ABORTED. TAXIED CLR OF RWY -- COMPLIED WITH CHKLIST WHICH RECTIFIED PROB. ADVISED ATC AND RETURNED TO THE RWY, COMPLETING THE FLT WITHOUT FURTHER 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.