MD80 crew had a high speed aborted takeoff at dfw.

Attributes
ACN	523485
Time
Date	200105
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Weather Elements	Thunderstorm
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : takeoff roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 6
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 1 flight attendant time total : 1 flight attendant time type : 60
ASRS Report	523485
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : fuel flow other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Everything seemed normal boarding, etc. Passenger boarded, agent closed the door, we did the safety demonstration, compliance checks, and sat down in our jump seat. Captain said flight attendant 'prepare for takeoff.' we started down the runway, then suddenly the brakes slammed on and at that point I knew we were aborting takeoff. I let the #3 flight attendant know since she was new. Lots of thoughts were in my head, main one being I thought we were going to hit another aircraft. After coming to a complete stop I waited 30 seconds as instructed by the captain (in briefing), before making contact with the pilots. Captain then came on the PA and made an announcement saying that everything was ok, there was a fuel flow indicator problem for the left engine. We then taxied back to the gate while mechanics met our flight. The #2 brake had overheated due to the event and we waited for that to cool down. After about 40 mins, we took the same aircraft and departed for dtw as originally planned. We waited 1 hour to take off the second time due to thunderstorms in the area.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 CREW HAD A HIGH SPD ABORTED TKOF AT DFW.

Narrative: EVERYTHING SEEMED NORMAL BOARDING, ETC. PAX BOARDED, AGENT CLOSED THE DOOR, WE DID THE SAFETY DEMO, COMPLIANCE CHKS, AND SAT DOWN IN OUR JUMP SEAT. CAPT SAID FLT ATTENDANT 'PREPARE FOR TKOF.' WE STARTED DOWN THE RWY, THEN SUDDENLY THE BRAKES SLAMMED ON AND AT THAT POINT I KNEW WE WERE ABORTING TKOF. I LET THE #3 FLT ATTENDANT KNOW SINCE SHE WAS NEW. LOTS OF THOUGHTS WERE IN MY HEAD, MAIN ONE BEING I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO HIT ANOTHER ACFT. AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP I WAITED 30 SECONDS AS INSTRUCTED BY THE CAPT (IN BRIEFING), BEFORE MAKING CONTACT WITH THE PLTS. CAPT THEN CAME ON THE PA AND MADE AN ANNOUNCEMENT SAYING THAT EVERYTHING WAS OK, THERE WAS A FUEL FLOW INDICATOR PROB FOR THE L ENG. WE THEN TAXIED BACK TO THE GATE WHILE MECHS MET OUR FLT. THE #2 BRAKE HAD OVERHEATED DUE TO THE EVENT AND WE WAITED FOR THAT TO COOL DOWN. AFTER ABOUT 40 MINS, WE TOOK THE SAME ACFT AND DEPARTED FOR DTW AS ORIGINALLY PLANNED. WE WAITED 1 HR TO TAKE OFF THE SECOND TIME DUE TO TSTMS IN THE AREA.

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.