MD80 captain takes controls and aborts low speed takeoff when #2 engine was slow to spool up with #1 engine. First officer was PF. Logbook reflected a similar problem 5 days before.

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Attributes
ACN	369803
Time
Date	199705
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ont
State Reference	CA
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	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
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 pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 15500 flight time type : 13000
ASRS Report	369803
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I was cleared for takeoff runway 26R at ont. First officer pushed throttles up, however, right engine was slow to respond and it finally began to spool up when aircraft was 400-500 ft down runway. I took control and returned throttles to idle and cleared runway at nearest exit. I returned for takeoff as I felt the engine was just slow in responding and we had used up the first 400- 500 ft of runway and I wanted the full runway available for takeoff. We pushed the throttles up for second attempt and both engines spooled up normally, and takeoff was uneventful. After landing in sea I wrote up right engine for 'slow to respond and lagged left engine.' I also included that the engine had been written up previously 5 days earlier for same problem. Later that same day, I called maintenance control to find out what if any problem was discovered. He said they were replacing the fuel control. He also said it happened every day, first flight of the day.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 CAPT TAKES CTLS AND ABORTS LOW SPD TKOF WHEN #2 ENG WAS SLOW TO SPOOL UP WITH #1 ENG. FO WAS PF. LOGBOOK REFLECTED A SIMILAR PROB 5 DAYS BEFORE.

Narrative: I WAS CLRED FOR TKOF RWY 26R AT ONT. FO PUSHED THROTTLES UP, HOWEVER, R ENG WAS SLOW TO RESPOND AND IT FINALLY BEGAN TO SPOOL UP WHEN ACFT WAS 400-500 FT DOWN RWY. I TOOK CTL AND RETURNED THROTTLES TO IDLE AND CLRED RWY AT NEAREST EXIT. I RETURNED FOR TKOF AS I FELT THE ENG WAS JUST SLOW IN RESPONDING AND WE HAD USED UP THE FIRST 400- 500 FT OF RWY AND I WANTED THE FULL RWY AVAILABLE FOR TKOF. WE PUSHED THE THROTTLES UP FOR SECOND ATTEMPT AND BOTH ENGS SPOOLED UP NORMALLY, AND TKOF WAS UNEVENTFUL. AFTER LNDG IN SEA I WROTE UP R ENG FOR 'SLOW TO RESPOND AND LAGGED L ENG.' I ALSO INCLUDED THAT THE ENG HAD BEEN WRITTEN UP PREVIOUSLY 5 DAYS EARLIER FOR SAME PROB. LATER THAT SAME DAY, I CALLED MAINT CTL TO FIND OUT WHAT IF ANY PROB WAS DISCOVERED. HE SAID THEY WERE REPLACING THE FUEL CTL. HE ALSO SAID IT HAPPENED EVERY DAY, FIRST FLT OF THE DAY.

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.