B737-800 captain reports rejecting the takeoff for a predictive windshear warning and returning to t...

Narrative:

I was the pilot flying [and we] got a windshear [warning] ahead on the takeoff roll. Aborted the take off; cleared the runway; [and] called airport fire/rescue out to inspect the aircraft. Taxied the aircraft to the gate; deplaned the passengers; and got a hold of dispatch. She was a little miffed that I had not notified her earlier. I did my job; stopped the problem; stopped the passengers from evacuating [and] got the fire trucks out. After things were safe; she was notified. I think I sent her an ACARS message. I might have hit the wrong button; [but] if I did; so be it. She told me an inspection is not required [and] I told her that it was according to my manual. She had me call maintenance control and they also said you don't need an inspection. Well; I know that I do and we're not going anywhere without it. [I] put the write up in the book [and] spoke to the chief pilot on duty [about] what just happened.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-800 Captain reports rejecting the takeoff for a predictive windshear warning and returning to the gate. Dispatch is not notified in a timely manner. The Captain insists that a maintenance inspection is required for the reject; while Maintenance and Dispatch insist that one is not required.

Narrative: I was the pilot flying [and we] got a windshear [warning] ahead on the takeoff roll. Aborted the take off; cleared the runway; [and] called airport fire/rescue out to inspect the aircraft. Taxied the aircraft to the gate; deplaned the passengers; and got a hold of Dispatch. She was a little miffed that I had not notified her earlier. I did my job; stopped the problem; stopped the passengers from evacuating [and] got the fire trucks out. After things were safe; she was notified. I think I sent her an ACARS message. I might have hit the wrong button; [but] if I did; so be it. She told me an inspection is not required [and] I told her that it was according to my manual. She had me call Maintenance Control and they also said you don't need an inspection. Well; I know that I do and we're not going anywhere without it. [I] put the write up in the book [and] spoke to the Chief Pilot on duty [about] what just happened.

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.

Attributes
ACN	942852
Time
Date	201104
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B737-800
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Other / Unknown Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence

B737-800 captain reports rejecting the takeoff for a predictive windshear warning and returning to the gate. Dispatch is not notified in a timely manner. The captain insists that a maintenance inspection is required for the reject; while maintenance and dispatch insist that one is not required.