Narrative:

We completed the before takeoff checklist on the parallel taxiway to runway 24L 'down to the line.' we completed the rest of the takeoff checklist as we taxied into position. Upon clearance for takeoff, the captain advanced the power levers. I took over control of the power levers and advanced them toward takeoff position. The captain called for 'EPR.' I went to hit the EPR button and resume following the throttles to takeoff position. We then received an audible sound and a confign light, power was already above 70 percent N1. The captain aborted takeoff at about 60 KTS maximum. We asked to exit the runway and advised ATCT we had a problem, did not need assistance. We exited the runway, checked our confign, and returned to gate. Confign was proper for takeoff. Maintenance checked aircraft computer and found #3 spoiler had been extended and also a yaw damper fault indication. New computer cards were replaced and ground checked. We then proceeded to depart without further incident. Maintenance said #3 spoiler was deployed even though the spoiler handle was in down position.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR B757 CREW HAD TO ABORT ITS TKOF AND RETURN TO GATE WITH AN ACFT EQUIP PROB #3 SPOILER DEPLOYED WITH HANDLE DOWN AND YAW DAMPER FAULT. FORTUNATELY THE TKOF WARNING SYS ALERTED THE CREW IN TIME TO MAKE A LOW SPD ABORT. TKOF ABORTED.

Narrative: WE COMPLETED THE BEFORE TKOF CHKLIST ON THE PARALLEL TXWY TO RWY 24L 'DOWN TO THE LINE.' WE COMPLETED THE REST OF THE TKOF CHKLIST AS WE TAXIED INTO POS. UPON CLRNC FOR TKOF, THE CAPT ADVANCED THE PWR LEVERS. I TOOK OVER CTL OF THE PWR LEVERS AND ADVANCED THEM TOWARD TKOF POS. THE CAPT CALLED FOR 'EPR.' I WENT TO HIT THE EPR BUTTON AND RESUME FOLLOWING THE THROTTLES TO TKOF POS. WE THEN RECEIVED AN AUDIBLE SOUND AND A CONFIGN LIGHT, PWR WAS ALREADY ABOVE 70 PERCENT N1. THE CAPT ABORTED TKOF AT ABOUT 60 KTS MAX. WE ASKED TO EXIT THE RWY AND ADVISED ATCT WE HAD A PROB, DID NOT NEED ASSISTANCE. WE EXITED THE RWY, CHKED OUR CONFIGN, AND RETURNED TO GATE. CONFIGN WAS PROPER FOR TKOF. MAINT CHKED ACFT COMPUTER AND FOUND #3 SPOILER HAD BEEN EXTENDED AND ALSO A YAW DAMPER FAULT INDICATION. NEW COMPUTER CARDS WERE REPLACED AND GND CHKED. WE THEN PROCEEDED TO DEPART WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINT SAID #3 SPOILER WAS DEPLOYED EVEN THOUGH THE SPOILER HANDLE WAS IN DOWN POS.

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.