Flight crew of a B737-300 aborted takeoff due to a takeoff warning indicator.

Attributes
ACN	461120
Time
Date	200001
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dfw.tower tower : msy.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : takeoff roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time total : 16000
ASRS Report	461120
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : takeoff warning horn. other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Aborted takeoff at 10-20 KTS due to takeoff warning horn. Exited runway, reset speed brake handle, which was down. Checked all other related system, which were ok. Tested takeoff warning horn -- tested ok. Returned to runway for normal takeoff.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF A B737-300 ABORTED TKOF DUE TO A TKOF WARNING INDICATOR.

Narrative: ABORTED TKOF AT 10-20 KTS DUE TO TKOF WARNING HORN. EXITED RWY, RESET SPD BRAKE HANDLE, WHICH WAS DOWN. CHKED ALL OTHER RELATED SYS, WHICH WERE OK. TESTED TKOF WARNING HORN -- TESTED OK. RETURNED TO RWY FOR 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.