MD80 rejects takeoff when right engine rises above limits; followed by EPR rollback.

Attributes
ACN	786308
Time
Date	200805
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
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 landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	786308
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : egt temp warning other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On takeoff; power was set to flex. Both engines came up normal then right engine flashed egt at 495 then EPR rolled back towards 1.76. We aborted and returned to the gate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 REJECTS TKOF WHEN RIGHT ENG RISES ABOVE LIMITS; FOLLOWED BY EPR ROLLBACK.

Narrative: ON TKOF; PWR WAS SET TO FLEX. BOTH ENGS CAME UP NORMAL THEN R ENG FLASHED EGT AT 495 THEN EPR ROLLED BACK TOWARDS 1.76. WE ABORTED AND RETURNED TO THE GATE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.