An MD80 rejected a takeoff, at low speed, when the right engine was slow to spool up at lga.

Attributes
ACN	433340
Time
Date	199903
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lga.airport
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lga.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground : takeoff roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	433340
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

The following information is submitted per FAA request. After normal single engine taxi to runway 4, I started the right engine approximately 5 mins prior to takeoff. After receiving takeoff clearance from tower, first officer flying, the throttles were advanced for a rolling go. The left engine responded normally but the right engine did not reach full takeoff power. Uncertain as to whether balanced field takeoff could be maintained with the available power, I elected to reject the takeoff. Normal abort procedures were used with minimal braking for a slow speed abort. After clearing the active, I performed engine run-ups which checked normal. Checked brake temperatures and then did a normal takeoff.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 REJECTED A TKOF, AT LOW SPD, WHEN THE R ENG WAS SLOW TO SPOOL UP AT LGA.

Narrative: THE FOLLOWING INFO IS SUBMITTED PER FAA REQUEST. AFTER NORMAL SINGLE ENG TAXI TO RWY 4, I STARTED THE R ENG APPROX 5 MINS PRIOR TO TKOF. AFTER RECEIVING TKOF CLRNC FROM TWR, FO FLYING, THE THROTTLES WERE ADVANCED FOR A ROLLING GO. THE L ENG RESPONDED NORMALLY BUT THE R ENG DID NOT REACH FULL TKOF PWR. UNCERTAIN AS TO WHETHER BALANCED FIELD TKOF COULD BE MAINTAINED WITH THE AVAILABLE PWR, I ELECTED TO REJECT THE TKOF. NORMAL ABORT PROCS WERE USED WITH MINIMAL BRAKING FOR A SLOW SPD ABORT. AFTER CLRING THE ACTIVE, I PERFORMED ENG RUN-UPS WHICH CHKED NORMAL. CHKED BRAKE TEMPS AND THEN DID A NORMAL TKOF.

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.