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B737-700 crew departed mci runway 1L from intersection A10 when braking action at the runway numbers was reported nil.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 575099 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200303 |
| Day | Tue |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mci.airport |
| State Reference | MO |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Weather Elements | Fog |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-700 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 4000 |
| ASRS Report | 575099 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 7500 flight time type : 1300 |
| ASRS Report | 575098 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather non adherence : company policies non adherence other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Company |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Approaching #1 for takeoff at mci runway 1L, tower says the aircraft in front of us reported txwys and runway as poor braking and the painted numbers of runway 1L as nil. The aircraft was a DC9, and we watched him take off. We were given permission to take off, and after getting numbers for an intersection further down the runway, taxied around the painted numbers and took off. It wasn't until our arrival in chicago that I re-thought the event and noticed the book says company aircraft will not take off if any portion of the runway is nil -- even if that portion is behind us. In the future, if I hear 'nil braking,' I will stop the aircraft and try to ascertain exactly what is going on at the airport.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-700 CREW DEPARTED MCI RWY 1L FROM INTXN A10 WHEN BRAKING ACTION AT THE RWY NUMBERS WAS RPTED NIL.
Narrative: APCHING #1 FOR TKOF AT MCI RWY 1L, TWR SAYS THE ACFT IN FRONT OF US RPTED TXWYS AND RWY AS POOR BRAKING AND THE PAINTED NUMBERS OF RWY 1L AS NIL. THE ACFT WAS A DC9, AND WE WATCHED HIM TAKE OFF. WE WERE GIVEN PERMISSION TO TAKE OFF, AND AFTER GETTING NUMBERS FOR AN INTXN FURTHER DOWN THE RWY, TAXIED AROUND THE PAINTED NUMBERS AND TOOK OFF. IT WASN'T UNTIL OUR ARR IN CHICAGO THAT I RE-THOUGHT THE EVENT AND NOTICED THE BOOK SAYS COMPANY ACFT WILL NOT TAKE OFF IF ANY PORTION OF THE RWY IS NIL -- EVEN IF THAT PORTION IS BEHIND US. IN THE FUTURE, IF I HEAR 'NIL BRAKING,' I WILL STOP THE ACFT AND TRY TO ASCERTAIN EXACTLY WHAT IS GOING ON AT THE ARPT.
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.