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Clt local controller questions MD80 flight crew's perceived delay after receiving takeoff clearance. Delay resulted in a go around of another air carrier.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 596961 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200310 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : clt.airport |
| State Reference | NC |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : clt.tower tower : mdw.tower |
| 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 : clt.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : go around |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 596961 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
Narrative:
Cleared into position and hold. Entered runway while completing checklist. Was told aircraft on 4 mi final. As I completed the turn to runway alignment, just before parking brakes, tower cleared us for takeoff. Immediately xferred control to first officer who added power and began takeoff roll. The engines were less than responsive, but not truly remarkable. Prior to 40 KTS, tower was heard to say 'sorry aircraft call sign, I thought this would work. Aircraft call sign, go around.' once we were airborne during handoff to departure, the tower controller chose to chastise me with the following, 'next time you can be a little more expeditious,' or something to that effect. I responded that we added power immediately after receiving takeoff clearance. His response was, 'it looked like a full 30 seconds to me.' I asked if it was a problem and requested a phone number. No response was received and we switched to departure and let it go. No true problem was experienced and I fully understand the pressures our ATC brethren work under.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CLT LCL CTLR QUESTIONS MD80 FLT CREW'S PERCEIVED DELAY AFTER RECEIVING TKOF CLRNC. DELAY RESULTED IN A GAR OF ANOTHER ACR.
Narrative: CLRED INTO POS AND HOLD. ENTERED RWY WHILE COMPLETING CHKLIST. WAS TOLD ACFT ON 4 MI FINAL. AS I COMPLETED THE TURN TO RWY ALIGNMENT, JUST BEFORE PARKING BRAKES, TWR CLRED US FOR TKOF. IMMEDIATELY XFERRED CTL TO FO WHO ADDED PWR AND BEGAN TKOF ROLL. THE ENGS WERE LESS THAN RESPONSIVE, BUT NOT TRULY REMARKABLE. PRIOR TO 40 KTS, TWR WAS HEARD TO SAY 'SORRY ACFT CALL SIGN, I THOUGHT THIS WOULD WORK. ACFT CALL SIGN, GO AROUND.' ONCE WE WERE AIRBORNE DURING HDOF TO DEP, THE TWR CTLR CHOSE TO CHASTISE ME WITH THE FOLLOWING, 'NEXT TIME YOU CAN BE A LITTLE MORE EXPEDITIOUS,' OR SOMETHING TO THAT EFFECT. I RESPONDED THAT WE ADDED PWR IMMEDIATELY AFTER RECEIVING TKOF CLRNC. HIS RESPONSE WAS, 'IT LOOKED LIKE A FULL 30 SECONDS TO ME.' I ASKED IF IT WAS A PROB AND REQUESTED A PHONE NUMBER. NO RESPONSE WAS RECEIVED AND WE SWITCHED TO DEP AND LET IT GO. NO TRUE PROB WAS EXPERIENCED AND I FULLY UNDERSTAND THE PRESSURES OUR ATC BRETHREN WORK UNDER.
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.