B737-300 crew did not set takeoff flaps at gso.

Attributes
ACN	511142
Time
Date	200105
Day	Fri
Place
Locale Reference	airport : gso.airport
State Reference	NC
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dfw.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 2300
ASRS Report	511142
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : tkof warning horn other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff none taken : detected after the fact other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

The first officer did not set takeoff flaps on after start flow. While taxiing, we were interrupted 2 times while reading the before takeoff checklist. The checklist was not finished. While advancing the thrust levers (first officer takeoff) the takeoff warning horn sounded. The first officer stopped the aircraft and selected flaps 5 degrees. The captain read the before takeoff checklist and we continued the takeoff with 9500 ft of runway remaining. I believe that the 2 MEL's, maintenance pulling the ground power without the APU running were factors in my being distraction. I also had 2 poor nights of sleep in a row. My wife was upset that my son fell and needed stitches and I was not home. Also I was going to pit to see my cousin in intensive care. I believe this is a good wake-up call for me and it will not happen again.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-300 CREW DID NOT SET TKOF FLAPS AT GSO.

Narrative: THE FO DID NOT SET TKOF FLAPS ON AFTER START FLOW. WHILE TAXIING, WE WERE INTERRUPTED 2 TIMES WHILE READING THE BEFORE TKOF CHKLIST. THE CHKLIST WAS NOT FINISHED. WHILE ADVANCING THE THRUST LEVERS (FO TKOF) THE TKOF WARNING HORN SOUNDED. THE FO STOPPED THE ACFT AND SELECTED FLAPS 5 DEGS. THE CAPT READ THE BEFORE TKOF CHKLIST AND WE CONTINUED THE TKOF WITH 9500 FT OF RWY REMAINING. I BELIEVE THAT THE 2 MEL'S, MAINT PULLING THE GND PWR WITHOUT THE APU RUNNING WERE FACTORS IN MY BEING DISTR. I ALSO HAD 2 POOR NIGHTS OF SLEEP IN A ROW. MY WIFE WAS UPSET THAT MY SON FELL AND NEEDED STITCHES AND I WAS NOT HOME. ALSO I WAS GOING TO PIT TO SEE MY COUSIN IN INTENSIVE CARE. I BELIEVE THIS IS A GOOD WAKE-UP CALL FOR ME AND IT WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN.

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.