CL65 crew was instructed to not record a maintenance discrepancy which resulted in an aborted takeof...

Attributes
ACN	563063
Time
Date	200210
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tul.airport
State Reference	OK
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet CL65, 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 crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 5260 flight time type : 2915
ASRS Report	563063
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : eicas tkof config ok warning other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : rejected takeoff none taken : detected after the fact
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Company FAA Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

Tower cleared our flight for takeoff. The first officer completed the line-up checklist, including the task of ensuring that the 'takeoff confign ok' message was displayed on EICAS. Takeoff thrust was applied and we received a 'confign spoilers' warning message. The takeoff was discontinued at approximately 30 KIAS. As thrust was reduced to idle, the warning message went away and the 'takeoff confign ok' message reappeared. Dispatch and maintenance control were consulted. Maintenance directed us to shut down the aircraft for 30 seconds then restart. We complied. Maintenance then had us check the hydraulics and flight controls for normal operation. That completed, maintenance told me not to record the event in the maintenance log and pronounced us fit for flight. The subsequent takeoff proceeded normally.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CL65 CREW WAS INSTRUCTED TO NOT RECORD A MAINT DISCREPANCY WHICH RESULTED IN AN ABORTED TKOF AT TUL.

Narrative: TWR CLRED OUR FLT FOR TKOF. THE FO COMPLETED THE LINE-UP CHKLIST, INCLUDING THE TASK OF ENSURING THAT THE 'TKOF CONFIGN OK' MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED ON EICAS. TKOF THRUST WAS APPLIED AND WE RECEIVED A 'CONFIGN SPOILERS' WARNING MESSAGE. THE TKOF WAS DISCONTINUED AT APPROX 30 KIAS. AS THRUST WAS REDUCED TO IDLE, THE WARNING MESSAGE WENT AWAY AND THE 'TKOF CONFIGN OK' MESSAGE REAPPEARED. DISPATCH AND MAINT CTL WERE CONSULTED. MAINT DIRECTED US TO SHUT DOWN THE ACFT FOR 30 SECONDS THEN RESTART. WE COMPLIED. MAINT THEN HAD US CHK THE HYDS AND FLT CTLS FOR NORMAL OP. THAT COMPLETED, MAINT TOLD ME NOT TO RECORD THE EVENT IN THE MAINT LOG AND PRONOUNCED US FIT FOR FLT. THE SUBSEQUENT TKOF PROCEEDED NORMALLY.

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.

CL65 crew was instructed to not record a maintenance discrepancy which resulted in an aborted takeoff at tul.