B757-200 crew forgot to extend the aircraft flaps for takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	543982
Time
Date	200204
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dsm.airport
State Reference	IA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
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 : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 73 flight time total : 5989 flight time type : 1716
ASRS Report	543982
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : tkoff warning horn other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Began taxiing out from ramp. Was informed of runway 31 (change). Was planning on runway 23. Runway was changed in FMC, checked new leveloff altitude and cleared for takeoff. Brought power up to 1.1 EPR, set N1/EPR switch. Once power came up, received flap confign warning. Captain was at the controls for takeoff. I brought the throttles back and exited the runway at first taxiway in dsm, taxiway C for runway 31. I realized my mistake, exited the runway. We set the appropriate flap setting and a normal second takeoff. Planned on runway 23, but on talking to tower, they gave us runway 31. The call is to tower, because you need to get clearance to cross runway 31 to get to runway 23. Need to be more attentive to short taxi and changes.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757-200 CREW FORGOT TO EXTEND THE ACFT FLAPS FOR TKOF.

Narrative: BEGAN TAXIING OUT FROM RAMP. WAS INFORMED OF RWY 31 (CHANGE). WAS PLANNING ON RWY 23. RWY WAS CHANGED IN FMC, CHKED NEW LEVELOFF ALT AND CLRED FOR TKOF. BROUGHT PWR UP TO 1.1 EPR, SET N1/EPR SWITCH. ONCE PWR CAME UP, RECEIVED FLAP CONFIGN WARNING. CAPT WAS AT THE CTLS FOR TKOF. I BROUGHT THE THROTTLES BACK AND EXITED THE RWY AT FIRST TXWY IN DSM, TXWY C FOR RWY 31. I REALIZED MY MISTAKE, EXITED THE RWY. WE SET THE APPROPRIATE FLAP SETTING AND A NORMAL SECOND TKOF. PLANNED ON RWY 23, BUT ON TALKING TO TWR, THEY GAVE US RWY 31. THE CALL IS TO TWR, BECAUSE YOU NEED TO GET CLRNC TO CROSS RWY 31 TO GET TO RWY 23. NEED TO BE MORE ATTENTIVE TO SHORT TAXI AND CHANGES.

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.