A DC9-30 on takeoff roll rejected the takeoff due to #1 engine surging. Cause unknown.

Attributes
ACN	433533
Time
Date	199904
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dtw.airport
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dtw.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 30
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : takeoff roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 1425
ASRS Report	433533
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : engine indications
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Aborted takeoff at 90 KTS due to surging left engine. It was difficult to tell local as they were 'moving traffic,' clearing plane behind us for takeoff and putting another into position and hold. We did get our call off and cleared the runway. After we stopped on a taxiway to make a PA and talk to maintenance, the brakes would not release. We had to deplane on the taxiway. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the cause of the engine surging has not been released by maintenance and it is the air carrier's policy not to disclose this information to the flcs.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DC9-30 ON TKOF ROLL REJECTED THE TKOF DUE TO #1 ENG SURGING. CAUSE UNKNOWN.

Narrative: ABORTED TKOF AT 90 KTS DUE TO SURGING L ENG. IT WAS DIFFICULT TO TELL LCL AS THEY WERE 'MOVING TFC,' CLRING PLANE BEHIND US FOR TKOF AND PUTTING ANOTHER INTO POS AND HOLD. WE DID GET OUR CALL OFF AND CLRED THE RWY. AFTER WE STOPPED ON A TXWY TO MAKE A PA AND TALK TO MAINT, THE BRAKES WOULD NOT RELEASE. WE HAD TO DEPLANE ON THE TXWY. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE CAUSE OF THE ENG SURGING HAS NOT BEEN RELEASED BY MAINT AND IT IS THE ACR'S POLICY NOT TO DISCLOSE THIS INFO TO THE FLCS.

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.