A319 flight crew aborted takeoff at ord and requested emergency equipment.

Attributes
ACN	634779
Time
Date	200410
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord.airport
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A319
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
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 130 flight time total : 12100 flight time type : 1800
ASRS Report	634779
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

During the takeoff roll, at approximately 120 KIAS the captain announced she was aborting the takeoff. I verified the spoilers were deployed, that the autobrakes were working, and then notified the tower of our position and that we were aborting takeoff. I asked for the trucks to be rolled. As we came to a stop the tower asked if we had a visual indication of fire. We checked all of our indicators and determined that we did not. We then exited the runway at taxiway gg and turned onto taxiway H. We came to a stop. While the captain held the brakes I consulted the flight manual for limitations. We shut down the #2 engine to make it easier to hold the brakes. We again inquired about the fire trucks. The tower said he did not see any sign of fire, but that he would send over an airport truck to inspect our gear. At this time we contacted dispatch to set up a phone patch with maintenance. The dispatcher had a difficult time getting in touch with maintenance. After a significant delay we determined that it would be best if air carrier mechanics would come out to look at the gear and tow us back to the gate. After another significant delay 2 mechanics came out. They checked our gear and brakes. Since it had been nearly 40 mins since our aborted takeoff attempt, the brakes had cooled below 300 degrees and it was determined safe to taxi to the gate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A319 FLT CREW ABORTED TKOF AT ORD AND REQUESTED EMER EQUIP.

Narrative: DURING THE TKOF ROLL, AT APPROX 120 KIAS THE CAPT ANNOUNCED SHE WAS ABORTING THE TKOF. I VERIFIED THE SPOILERS WERE DEPLOYED, THAT THE AUTOBRAKES WERE WORKING, AND THEN NOTIFIED THE TWR OF OUR POS AND THAT WE WERE ABORTING TKOF. I ASKED FOR THE TRUCKS TO BE ROLLED. AS WE CAME TO A STOP THE TWR ASKED IF WE HAD A VISUAL INDICATION OF FIRE. WE CHKED ALL OF OUR INDICATORS AND DETERMINED THAT WE DID NOT. WE THEN EXITED THE RWY AT TXWY GG AND TURNED ONTO TXWY H. WE CAME TO A STOP. WHILE THE CAPT HELD THE BRAKES I CONSULTED THE FLT MANUAL FOR LIMITATIONS. WE SHUT DOWN THE #2 ENG TO MAKE IT EASIER TO HOLD THE BRAKES. WE AGAIN INQUIRED ABOUT THE FIRE TRUCKS. THE TWR SAID HE DID NOT SEE ANY SIGN OF FIRE, BUT THAT HE WOULD SEND OVER AN ARPT TRUCK TO INSPECT OUR GEAR. AT THIS TIME WE CONTACTED DISPATCH TO SET UP A PHONE PATCH WITH MAINT. THE DISPATCHER HAD A DIFFICULT TIME GETTING IN TOUCH WITH MAINT. AFTER A SIGNIFICANT DELAY WE DETERMINED THAT IT WOULD BE BEST IF ACR MECHS WOULD COME OUT TO LOOK AT THE GEAR AND TOW US BACK TO THE GATE. AFTER ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT DELAY 2 MECHS CAME OUT. THEY CHKED OUR GEAR AND BRAKES. SINCE IT HAD BEEN NEARLY 40 MINS SINCE OUR ABORTED TKOF ATTEMPT, THE BRAKES HAD COOLED BELOW 300 DEGS AND IT WAS DETERMINED SAFE TO TAXI TO THE GATE.

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.