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Attributes | |
ACN | 428018 |
Time | |
Date | 199902 |
Day | Wed |
Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : dca.airport |
State Reference | DC |
Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Dawn |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | tower : dca.tower |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Flight Phase | ground : takeoff roll ground other : abort |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine pilot : atp |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 240 |
ASRS Report | 428018 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : first officer |
Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine |
Events | |
Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
Independent Detector | other flight crewb |
Resolutory Action | flight crew : rejected takeoff |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Company Flight Crew Human Performance |
Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
It was following a stand up overnight. The crew had obviously not gotten the best rest, it was the first officer's leg. As he applied takeoff power we rolled maybe 100 ft before the takeoff was rejected due to red off flags in the first officer's altimeter and airspeed. We cleared the runway. At that time the problem corrected itself. The proper checklists were run, the problem did not reappear, and it was decided that another takeoff would be made. The WX was VFR and it was decided that I would make the takeoff. The takeoff was made and the flight continued without further incident. However, due to the early hour and preceding short layover, a new release time or valid time was not obtained from dispatch. I simply forgot about it. I was concerned with our mechanical problem, a possible duty rest problem, and wanting to complete our flight and go home for rest. This was not a safety of flight issue, but a technicality. I think that the situation could have been avoided by keeping crews on a more normal schedule or at least giving proper rest and perhaps having all items associated with a rejected takeoff, including being rereleased on the checklist. I know I will not forget again, but what about the next person?
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF AN MDT TURBOPROP ACFT AFTER A STAND UP OVERNIGHT ABORTS THE TKOF WHEN THE RED FLAGS ON AIRSPD INDICATOR AND ALTIMETER ACTIVATE. AFTER RUNNING THE PROPER CHKLISTS, THE PROB CANNOT BE DUPLICATED AND THE ACFT EXECUTES A SUCCESSFUL TKOF. FLC NEGLECTED TO GET A NEW RELEASE TIME FROM DISPATCH.
Narrative: IT WAS FOLLOWING A STAND UP OVERNIGHT. THE CREW HAD OBVIOUSLY NOT GOTTEN THE BEST REST, IT WAS THE FO'S LEG. AS HE APPLIED TKOF PWR WE ROLLED MAYBE 100 FT BEFORE THE TKOF WAS REJECTED DUE TO RED OFF FLAGS IN THE FO'S ALTIMETER AND AIRSPD. WE CLRED THE RWY. AT THAT TIME THE PROB CORRECTED ITSELF. THE PROPER CHKLISTS WERE RUN, THE PROB DID NOT REAPPEAR, AND IT WAS DECIDED THAT ANOTHER TKOF WOULD BE MADE. THE WX WAS VFR AND IT WAS DECIDED THAT I WOULD MAKE THE TKOF. THE TKOF WAS MADE AND THE FLT CONTINUED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. HOWEVER, DUE TO THE EARLY HR AND PRECEDING SHORT LAYOVER, A NEW RELEASE TIME OR VALID TIME WAS NOT OBTAINED FROM DISPATCH. I SIMPLY FORGOT ABOUT IT. I WAS CONCERNED WITH OUR MECHANICAL PROB, A POSSIBLE DUTY REST PROB, AND WANTING TO COMPLETE OUR FLT AND GO HOME FOR REST. THIS WAS NOT A SAFETY OF FLT ISSUE, BUT A TECHNICALITY. I THINK THAT THE SIT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED BY KEEPING CREWS ON A MORE NORMAL SCHEDULE OR AT LEAST GIVING PROPER REST AND PERHAPS HAVING ALL ITEMS ASSOCIATED WITH A REJECTED TKOF, INCLUDING BEING RERELEASED ON THE CHKLIST. I KNOW I WILL NOT FORGET AGAIN, BUT WHAT ABOUT THE NEXT PERSON?
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.