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SW3 had deferred stabilizer position indicator by radio with maintenance. On takeoff, takeoff warning sounded resulting in abort.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 358492 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199612 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dtw |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Merlin III |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff ground : preflight other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 4600 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 358492 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : rejected takeoff |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
I was captain on flight to be operated between dtw and crw. My first officer and I accepted the aircraft as per our company acceptance check procedures. After starting both engines we noticed that the stabilizer position indicator was not functioning properly. I called company maintenance. Following the MEL and company procedures, the stabilizer position indicator was deferred over the radio. A normal takeoff was attempted but when the power levers were advanced the out of trim horn sounded. The takeoff was aborted. Observations: 1) a better procedure would have been to shut down the engines and have company maintenance check the operation of the system in question. 2) my desire as captain to see that the flight safely continued to its destination was compromised by decision to allow the trim indicator to be deferred over the radio as the flight was leaving a maintenance base.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SW3 HAD DEFERRED STABILIZER POS INDICATOR BY RADIO WITH MAINT. ON TKOF, TKOF WARNING SOUNDED RESULTING IN ABORT.
Narrative: I WAS CAPT ON FLT TO BE OPERATED BTWN DTW AND CRW. MY FO AND I ACCEPTED THE ACFT AS PER OUR COMPANY ACCEPTANCE CHK PROCS. AFTER STARTING BOTH ENGS WE NOTICED THAT THE STABILIZER POS INDICATOR WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. I CALLED COMPANY MAINT. FOLLOWING THE MEL AND COMPANY PROCS, THE STABILIZER POS INDICATOR WAS DEFERRED OVER THE RADIO. A NORMAL TKOF WAS ATTEMPTED BUT WHEN THE PWR LEVERS WERE ADVANCED THE OUT OF TRIM HORN SOUNDED. THE TKOF WAS ABORTED. OBSERVATIONS: 1) A BETTER PROCEDURE WOULD HAVE BEEN TO SHUT DOWN THE ENGS AND HAVE COMPANY MAINT CHK THE OP OF THE SYS IN QUESTION. 2) MY DESIRE AS CAPT TO SEE THAT THE FLT SAFELY CONTINUED TO ITS DEST WAS COMPROMISED BY DECISION TO ALLOW THE TRIM INDICATOR TO BE DEFERRED OVER THE RADIO AS THE FLT WAS LEAVING A MAINT BASE.
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.