A commuter aircraft aborted its takeoff when the captain's airspeed indicator failed.

Attributes
ACN	949295
Time
Date	201104
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	IAD.Airport
State Reference	DC
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Takeoff
Component
Aircraft Component	Airspeed Indicator
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying First Officer
Qualification	Flight Crew Commercial
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Speed All Types

Narrative:

During a normal takeoff on runway 30 the captain called for an aborted takeoff due to his airspeed indicator failing at 80 KTS. After exiting the runway and completing the appropriate checklists the captain ran a checklist from the qrc and the failed airspeed indicator was then operating normally. The captain and the dispatcher then made the decision to continue the flight; with no objections from me. We then flew the same aircraft at least two more flights with no recurrence; while being vigilant for airspeed issues.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A commuter aircraft aborted its takeoff when the Captain's airspeed indicator failed.

Narrative: During a normal takeoff on Runway 30 the Captain called for an aborted takeoff due to his airspeed indicator failing at 80 KTS. After exiting the runway and completing the appropriate checklists the Captain ran a checklist from the QRC and the failed airspeed indicator was then operating normally. The Captain and the Dispatcher then made the decision to continue the flight; with no objections from me. We then flew the same aircraft at least two more flights with no recurrence; while being vigilant for airspeed issues.

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.