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B757 captain reports rejecting the takeoff on a ferry flight when his eadi fails at 130 knots; which is above the speed at which his company suggests rejecting for this anomaly.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 937120 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201101 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Attitude Indicator(Gyro/Horizon/ADI) |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
During the takeoff roll at approximately 130 KIAS; which was below the V1 of 136 KIAS; the captain's eadi failed. I rejected the takeoff and returned to the gate. The speed of the reject was above the company SOP for a rejected takeoff for this kind of malfunction. It was a split second decision I made for a few reasons.1. It was nighttime with low overcast and occasional snow. 2. Mountainous terrain 3. Empty aircraft; light weight. 4. Extremely long runway. After the reject I had to taxi up the runway to reach the next taxiway and still had half the runway length remaining.5. I did not glance over at the first officer's eadi to see if it was still operating. I feel my actions were safe for the conditions at the time. I felt that flying in an area of high terrain at night IMC with a primary flight instrument failed would be more hazardous than rejecting the takeoff on an extremely long runway with no passengers on board.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757 Captain reports rejecting the takeoff on a ferry flight when his EADI fails at 130 knots; which is above the speed at which his company suggests rejecting for this anomaly.
Narrative: During the takeoff roll at approximately 130 KIAS; which was below the V1 of 136 KIAS; the Captain's EADI failed. I rejected the takeoff and returned to the gate. The speed of the reject was above the company SOP for a rejected takeoff for this kind of malfunction. It was a split second decision I made for a few reasons.1. It was nighttime with low overcast and occasional snow. 2. Mountainous Terrain 3. Empty aircraft; light weight. 4. Extremely long runway. After the reject I had to taxi up the runway to reach the next taxiway and still had half the runway length remaining.5. I did not glance over at the First Officer's EADI to see if it was still operating. I feel my actions were safe for the conditions at the time. I felt that flying in an area of high terrain at night IMC with a primary flight instrument failed would be more hazardous than rejecting the takeoff on an extremely long runway with no passengers on board.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.