A DC10 crew executed a rejected takeoff at dtw, when encountering a severe vibration on takeoff roll...

Attributes
ACN	524170
Time
Date	200108
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dtw.airport
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-10 30
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	ground : takeoff roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 10000
ASRS Report	524170
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 3
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

High speed abort due to severe vibration. At about 100 KTS the aircraft began shaking severely. Captain aborted takeoff. Lost nosewheel steering. After clearing runway maintenance came and told us the nose gear scissors link had become disconnected. Vibration caused damage inside aircraft to ceiling panels, luggage racks, equipment racks and door 3R came open. Flight control checks were normal before takeoff, scissors pin probably came loose on takeoff roll.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DC10 CREW EXECUTED A REJECTED TKOF AT DTW, WHEN ENCOUNTERING A SEVERE VIBRATION ON TKOF ROLL.

Narrative: HIGH SPD ABORT DUE TO SEVERE VIBRATION. AT ABOUT 100 KTS THE ACFT BEGAN SHAKING SEVERELY. CAPT ABORTED TKOF. LOST NOSEWHEEL STEERING. AFTER CLRING RWY MAINT CAME AND TOLD US THE NOSE GEAR SCISSORS LINK HAD BECOME DISCONNECTED. VIBRATION CAUSED DAMAGE INSIDE ACFT TO CEILING PANELS, LUGGAGE RACKS, EQUIP RACKS AND DOOR 3R CAME OPEN. FLT CTL CHKS WERE NORMAL BEFORE TKOF, SCISSORS PIN PROBABLY CAME LOOSE ON TKOF ROLL.

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.