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Attributes | |
ACN | 794100 |
Time | |
Date | 200807 |
Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : zzzz.airport |
State Reference | FO |
Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
Aircraft 1 | |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | B757-200 |
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 |
Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 3000 |
ASRS Report | 794100 |
Events | |
Anomaly | conflict : ground critical excursion : runway |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | flight crew : rejected takeoff other |
Consequence | other |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Airport |
Primary Problem | Airport |
Narrative:
Tower cleared our aircraft for takeoff. While on takeoff roll a small white vehicle was noticed on the center part of the runway traveling towards us. The captain aborted takeoff. Notified the tower and went back to gate to have aircraft inspected for an aborted takeoff prior to departing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757-200 REJECTS TKOF DUE TO VEHICLE ON THE RWY AT XXXFO.
Narrative: TWR CLRED OUR ACFT FOR TKOF. WHILE ON TKOF ROLL A SMALL WHITE VEHICLE WAS NOTICED ON THE CTR PART OF THE RWY TRAVELING TOWARDS US. THE CAPT ABORTED TKOF. NOTIFIED THE TWR AND WENT BACK TO GATE TO HAVE ACFT INSPECTED FOR AN ABORTED TKOF PRIOR TO DEPARTING.
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.