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An md-80 flight crew experience a bump in the runway on takeoff roll on runway 10 at msy. The flight crew is concerned that this is a safety issue.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 596953 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200310 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : msy.airport |
| State Reference | LA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : takeoff roll |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : msy.tower |
| 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 : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 596953 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport FAA Chart Or Publication ATC Facility |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Situations | |
| Airport | runway surface condition : msy.airport |
Narrative:
There is a pretty good bump in runway 10 about half way between the end and alpha intersection. We saw air carrier Y taxi beyond the bump then started his takeoff. The bump is worse than 2 weeks ago. I would advise future takeoffs to use alpha intersection for the start of the takeoff. If I had known it was going to be as firm of a bump as it was I would have wanted to start past the bump if at all possible. I definitely would not want to hit it landing. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: callback to reporter revealed that the bump is now described on the ATIS as a 2 inch bump 800 ft from the end of the runway. The reporter said that he thought the bump was caused by construction on the runway. He said that when he went over it, it surprised the flight crew as to how big it was and could hear the cabin attendant attendants holler. His concern is that since runway 1/19 is under construction, there is no other choice of runways to use and it could cause a problem for landing traffic.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD-80 FLT CREW EXPERIENCE A BUMP IN THE RWY ON TKOF ROLL ON RWY 10 AT MSY. THE FLT CREW IS CONCERNED THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE.
Narrative: THERE IS A PRETTY GOOD BUMP IN RWY 10 ABOUT HALF WAY BTWN THE END AND ALPHA INTXN. WE SAW ACR Y TAXI BEYOND THE BUMP THEN STARTED HIS TKOF. THE BUMP IS WORSE THAN 2 WKS AGO. I WOULD ADVISE FUTURE TKOFS TO USE ALPHA INTXN FOR THE START OF THE TKOF. IF I HAD KNOWN IT WAS GOING TO BE AS FIRM OF A BUMP AS IT WAS I WOULD HAVE WANTED TO START PAST THE BUMP IF AT ALL POSSIBLE. I DEFINITELY WOULD NOT WANT TO HIT IT LNDG. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: CALLBACK TO RPTR REVEALED THAT THE BUMP IS NOW DESCRIBED ON THE ATIS AS A 2 INCH BUMP 800 FT FROM THE END OF THE RWY. THE RPTR SAID THAT HE THOUGHT THE BUMP WAS CAUSED BY CONSTRUCTION ON THE RWY. HE SAID THAT WHEN HE WENT OVER IT, IT SURPRISED THE FLT CREW AS TO HOW BIG IT WAS AND COULD HEAR THE CAB ATTENDANTS HOLLER. HIS CONCERN IS THAT SINCE RWY 1/19 IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION, THERE IS NO OTHER CHOICE OF RWYS TO USE AND IT COULD CAUSE A PROBLEM FOR LNDG TFC.
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.