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Captain of a B727 aborted takeoff due to the #1 and #2 engine fuel flow indicators fluctuating wildly. Flight crew returned to the gate for brake cooling and company maintenance inspection of fuel flow problem.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 373386 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199706 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw |
| State Reference | TX |
| 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 | B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : second officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer |
| ASRS Report | 373386 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 373385 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical 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:
Location: dfw airport. As power was applied for takeoff and the takeoff roll started, #1 and #2 fuel flow indicators began to fluctuate wildly, 3000-4000 pounds/hour. Captain decided to reject the takeoff at 100 KTS, brakes were applied gently at 90 KTS and airplane stopped with plenty of runway remaining. Brake cooling chart was consulted and cooling time and maintenance inspection on the brakes was complied with. Fuel flow problem was diagnosed by maintenance and the fuel flow power supply was replaced. Operations checked normal and flight was continued to ind without incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT OF A B727 ABORTED TKOF DUE TO THE #1 AND #2 ENG FUEL FLOW INDICATORS FLUCTUATING WILDLY. FLC RETURNED TO THE GATE FOR BRAKE COOLING AND COMPANY MAINT INSPECTION OF FUEL FLOW PROB.
Narrative: LOCATION: DFW ARPT. AS PWR WAS APPLIED FOR TKOF AND THE TKOF ROLL STARTED, #1 AND #2 FUEL FLOW INDICATORS BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE WILDLY, 3000-4000 LBS/HR. CAPT DECIDED TO REJECT THE TKOF AT 100 KTS, BRAKES WERE APPLIED GENTLY AT 90 KTS AND AIRPLANE STOPPED WITH PLENTY OF RWY REMAINING. BRAKE COOLING CHART WAS CONSULTED AND COOLING TIME AND MAINT INSPECTION ON THE BRAKES WAS COMPLIED WITH. FUEL FLOW PROB WAS DIAGNOSED BY MAINT AND THE FUEL FLOW PWR SUPPLY WAS REPLACED. OPS CHKED NORMAL AND FLT WAS CONTINUED TO IND WITHOUT 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.