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A B737 aborted takeoff at 60 KTS with an engine control light on. Dispatcher contacted maintenance control and relayed instructions to crew.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 664999 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200507 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : takeoff roll ground : maintenance ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel |
| ASRS Report | 664999 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : elect engine ctl warn other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | aircraft : equipment problem dissipated flight crew : rejected takeoff |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Chart Or Publication Flight Crew Human Performance Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
It has recently come to my attention that there is some discrepancy as to the dialog and course of action that took place regarding a mechanical issue on flight XXX-YYY. I received a call from XXX operations requesting radio patch to flight number. Captain stated that when they took the active and throttled up; they got the #1 engine control light on steady. They had taxied off the runway and asked for guidance. After advising maintenance control of the situation as I understood it from captain; I relayed message to shut down engine and restart. If light did not extinguish; instructions were to return to gate. After a few mins; captain confirmed light out. He asked if anything needed to be written up. Again; referenced maintenance control whose answer was no. Later on; I read an ACARS very casual message regarding WX deviation and thanks for help; then another ACARS as to whether or not they needed maintenance in YYY. I confirmed no additional problems and then set up through maintenance control for a mechanic to meet aircraft on arrival and perform bite check. At no time during any conversation (via radio or ACARS) was I made aware of the aborted takeoff at 60 KTS or the captain's concern regarding logbook entry.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737 ABORTED TKOF AT 60 KTS WITH AN ENG CTL LIGHT ON. DISPATCHER CONTACTED MAINT CTL AND RELAYED INSTRUCTIONS TO CREW.
Narrative: IT HAS RECENTLY COME TO MY ATTN THAT THERE IS SOME DISCREPANCY AS TO THE DIALOG AND COURSE OF ACTION THAT TOOK PLACE REGARDING A MECHANICAL ISSUE ON FLT XXX-YYY. I RECEIVED A CALL FROM XXX OPS REQUESTING RADIO PATCH TO FLT NUMBER. CAPT STATED THAT WHEN THEY TOOK THE ACTIVE AND THROTTLED UP; THEY GOT THE #1 ENG CTL LIGHT ON STEADY. THEY HAD TAXIED OFF THE RWY AND ASKED FOR GUIDANCE. AFTER ADVISING MAINT CTL OF THE SIT AS I UNDERSTOOD IT FROM CAPT; I RELAYED MESSAGE TO SHUT DOWN ENG AND RESTART. IF LIGHT DID NOT EXTINGUISH; INSTRUCTIONS WERE TO RETURN TO GATE. AFTER A FEW MINS; CAPT CONFIRMED LIGHT OUT. HE ASKED IF ANYTHING NEEDED TO BE WRITTEN UP. AGAIN; REFED MAINT CTL WHOSE ANSWER WAS NO. LATER ON; I READ AN ACARS VERY CASUAL MSG REGARDING WX DEV AND THANKS FOR HELP; THEN ANOTHER ACARS AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THEY NEEDED MAINT IN YYY. I CONFIRMED NO ADDITIONAL PROBS AND THEN SET UP THROUGH MAINT CTL FOR A MECH TO MEET ACFT ON ARR AND PERFORM BITE CHK. AT NO TIME DURING ANY CONVERSATION (VIA RADIO OR ACARS) WAS I MADE AWARE OF THE ABORTED TKOF AT 60 KTS OR THE CAPT'S CONCERN REGARDING LOGBOOK ENTRY.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.