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Mdt aircraft cleared for immediate takeoff with aircraft on final. After initial power application the torque digital readouts were normal, but one needle stuck. Because the traffic was on short final the flight crew elected to make an immediate abort in order to clear the runway. Both rptrs infer that, had there been no aircraft on final, they would have continued the takeoff expecting the needle to operate normally -- as it did shortly after the abort.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 364228 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199703 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : hnl |
| State Reference | HI |
| 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 |
| 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 : 250 flight time total : 4046 flight time type : 1450 |
| ASRS Report | 364228 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 3800 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 364888 |
| 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 | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Hnl tower cleared our flight for 'immediate' takeoff, 'heavy traffic on final.' upon the power levers being brought forward, the torque gauge digital readout read normally but the needle remained on the peg. A quick decision was made to abort, knowing the 'heavy traffic' was 'close in.' the needle then came alive, having only not indicated for about 2 seconds. The abort was continued, the tower was informed that we were aborting and they asked us to expedite off the runway. All engine gauges worked normally. We taxied clear of the runway and then asked the tower for another takeoff since all indications were normal. The quick decision to abort was made with reference to the landing traffic.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MDT ACFT CLRED FOR IMMEDIATE TKOF WITH ACFT ON FINAL. AFTER INITIAL PWR APPLICATION THE TORQUE DIGITAL READOUTS WERE NORMAL, BUT ONE NEEDLE STUCK. BECAUSE THE TFC WAS ON SHORT FINAL THE FLC ELECTED TO MAKE AN IMMEDIATE ABORT IN ORDER TO CLR THE RWY. BOTH RPTRS INFER THAT, HAD THERE BEEN NO ACFT ON FINAL, THEY WOULD HAVE CONTINUED THE TKOF EXPECTING THE NEEDLE TO OPERATE NORMALLY -- AS IT DID SHORTLY AFTER THE ABORT.
Narrative: HNL TWR CLRED OUR FLT FOR 'IMMEDIATE' TKOF, 'HVY TFC ON FINAL.' UPON THE PWR LEVERS BEING BROUGHT FORWARD, THE TORQUE GAUGE DIGITAL READOUT READ NORMALLY BUT THE NEEDLE REMAINED ON THE PEG. A QUICK DECISION WAS MADE TO ABORT, KNOWING THE 'HVY TFC' WAS 'CLOSE IN.' THE NEEDLE THEN CAME ALIVE, HAVING ONLY NOT INDICATED FOR ABOUT 2 SECONDS. THE ABORT WAS CONTINUED, THE TWR WAS INFORMED THAT WE WERE ABORTING AND THEY ASKED US TO EXPEDITE OFF THE RWY. ALL ENG GAUGES WORKED NORMALLY. WE TAXIED CLR OF THE RWY AND THEN ASKED THE TWR FOR ANOTHER TKOF SINCE ALL INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. THE QUICK DECISION TO ABORT WAS MADE WITH REF TO THE LNDG TFC.
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.