MD80 flight has autothrottles malfunction during takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	721386
Time
Date	200612
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lga.airport
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
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
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	721386
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
ASRS Report	721384
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On takeoff roll; autothrottle failed to engage when selected during takeoff roll. Engine power was set manually; and monitored to ensure proper setting. Attempted to switch DFGS from #2 and #1 and to reengage the autothrottle. The autothrottle did not reengage on the #1 DFGS. However the art fired. Continued takeoff and flight uneventfully. Autothrottle worked normal during flight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 FLT HAS AUTOTHROTTLES MALFUNCTION DURING TKOF.

Narrative: ON TKOF ROLL; AUTOTHROTTLE FAILED TO ENGAGE WHEN SELECTED DURING TKOF ROLL. ENG PWR WAS SET MANUALLY; AND MONITORED TO ENSURE PROPER SETTING. ATTEMPTED TO SWITCH DFGS FROM #2 AND #1 AND TO REENGAGE THE AUTOTHROTTLE. THE AUTOTHROTTLE DID NOT REENGAGE ON THE #1 DFGS. HOWEVER THE ART FIRED. CONTINUED TKOF AND FLT UNEVENTFULLY. AUTOTHROTTLE WORKED NORMAL DURING FLT.

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.