B737-500 crew hit a rough raised area of runway 22R at intersection Y at ewr.

Attributes
ACN	492031
Time
Date	200010
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ewr.airport
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ewr.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-500
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 last 90 days : 350 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	492031
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 3.4
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport
Primary Problem	Airport
Situations
Airport	construction : ewr.airport procedure or policy : ewr.airport runway surface condition : ewr.airport

Narrative:

Takeoff roll started on runway 22R from intx west. Normal takeoff started from stop position and power applied per aircraft flight manual. Aircraft on centerline. Approach intx Y at appox 80 KTS. Two harsh jolts were encountered as the nose gear and main gear crossed this intx Y. The remainder of takeoff roll and flight were normal. One exception was when flight attendant seated on aft jump seat called. One complained of sore neck and other of sore back. Both said were caused by jolts encountered on takeoff neither flight attendant wanted to seek medical attention during course of flight or at end of flight. First officer and I have encountered this runway to be rough in the past, but never like this. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: crew was flying a B737-500 aircraft. He reports that there appears to have been some construction which caused a raised area not flush with the adjacent runway. The aircraft struts bottomed when the area was hit at about 80 KTS. Two flight attendant in the rear jump seat reported injuries. The captain departed this runway yesterday and reported nothing had been fixed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-500 CREW HIT A ROUGH RAISED AREA OF RWY 22R AT INTXN Y AT EWR.

Narrative: TKOF ROLL STARTED ON RWY 22R FROM INTX W. NORMAL TKOF STARTED FROM STOP POS AND PWR APPLIED PER ACFT FLT MANUAL. ACFT ON CENTERLINE. APCH INTX Y AT APPOX 80 KTS. TWO HARSH JOLTS WERE ENCOUNTERED AS THE NOSE GEAR AND MAIN GEAR CROSSED THIS INTX Y. THE REMAINDER OF TKOF ROLL AND FLT WERE NORMAL. ONE EXCEPTION WAS WHEN FA SEATED ON AFT JUMP SEAT CALLED. ONE COMPLAINED OF SORE NECK AND OTHER OF SORE BACK. BOTH SAID WERE CAUSED BY JOLTS ENCOUNTERED ON TKOF NEITHER FA WANTED TO SEEK MEDICAL ATTN DURING COURSE OF FLT OR AT END OF FLT. FO AND I HAVE ENCOUNTERED THIS RWY TO BE ROUGH IN THE PAST, BUT NEVER LIKE THIS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: CREW WAS FLYING A B737-500 ACFT. HE RPTS THAT THERE APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN SOME CONSTRUCTION WHICH CAUSED A RAISED AREA NOT FLUSH WITH THE ADJACENT RWY. THE ACFT STRUTS BOTTOMED WHEN THE AREA WAS HIT AT ABOUT 80 KTS. TWO FA IN THE REAR JUMP SEAT RPTED INJURIES. THE CAPT DEPARTED THIS RWY YESTERDAY AND RPTED NOTHING HAD BEEN FIXED.

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.