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A B757-200 rejected takeoff at 50 KTS due to left thrust lever stuck at half way forward. Cause unknown.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 589703 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200308 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 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 : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 13100 flight time type : 3600 |
| ASRS Report | 589703 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : rejected takeoff |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
On takeoff while advancing the throttles, the left throttle stopped moving half-way forward and could not be moved any further. The takeoff was aborted around 50 KTS. We returned to the gate for maintenance action.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757-200 REJECTED TKOF AT 50 KTS DUE TO L THRUST LEVER STUCK AT HALF WAY FORWARD. CAUSE UNKNOWN.
Narrative: ON TKOF WHILE ADVANCING THE THROTTLES, THE L THROTTLE STOPPED MOVING HALF-WAY FORWARD AND COULD NOT BE MOVED ANY FURTHER. THE TKOF WAS ABORTED AROUND 50 KTS. WE RETURNED TO THE GATE FOR MAINT ACTION.
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.