Narrative:

Taxiing out to takeoff at ewr ATIS calling WX clear, good visibility, winds 310/18 KTS. Tower calling winds 310/19 KTS. Commenced takeoff on runway 22R. On takeoff roll we overheard tower give another aircraft the winds of 300 to 310 at 19 KTS gusting to 30-33 KTS. This gust factor was never given to us. Thus, we made a takeoff with reported xwinds that were much higher than we anticipated, and xwinds that were close to the limiting xwinds of the aircraft. The takeoff was normal and no significant winds were encountered, but it would have been appropriated that we be advised of these significant gust factors.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WDB OVERHEARD TWR GIVE WIND GUST INFORMATION TO ANOTHER ACFT WHILE WDB WAS ON TKOF ROLL. REPORTER COMPLAINT THAT HE WAS NOT GIVEN THE GUST INFORMATION.

Narrative: TAXIING OUT TO TKOF AT EWR ATIS CALLING WX CLEAR, GOOD VISIBILITY, WINDS 310/18 KTS. TWR CALLING WINDS 310/19 KTS. COMMENCED TKOF ON RWY 22R. ON TKOF ROLL WE OVERHEARD TWR GIVE ANOTHER ACFT THE WINDS OF 300 TO 310 AT 19 KTS GUSTING TO 30-33 KTS. THIS GUST FACTOR WAS NEVER GIVEN TO US. THUS, WE MADE A TKOF WITH RPTED XWINDS THAT WERE MUCH HIGHER THAN WE ANTICIPATED, AND XWINDS THAT WERE CLOSE TO THE LIMITING XWINDS OF THE ACFT. THE TKOF WAS NORMAL AND NO SIGNIFICANT WINDS WERE ENCOUNTERED, BUT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN APPROPRIATED THAT WE BE ADVISED OF THESE SIGNIFICANT GUST FACTORS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.