Air carrier medium large transport cleared for intersection takeoff at ord started takeoff roll in the wrong direction. Tower called abort, aircraft turned around and completed takeoff.

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Attributes
ACN	107113
Time
Date	198903
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 206 flight time total : 24000
ASRS Report	107113
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 3600 flight time type : 350
ASRS Report	107015
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : rejected takeoff other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Ord intersection takeoff clearance cancelled runway 14R after advancing power levers. Aircraft stopped in approximately 300', turned 180 degrees, reclred for takeoff on runway 32L at T1 intersection. Due to rushed communication from rate suggesting flight cleared to taxi and start you checklist ('you're #1'). The aircraft exited ramp on C1 and turned right on to outer taxiway missing T1 intersection. Continued taxi to T2 thinking that the takeoff position was at 14R end. Tower suggested takeoff immediately from T2 with turn to 180 degrees after takeoff. Although the crew was prepared to depart on 32L as indicated by the ATIS, a breakdown of the entire taxi route mental picture was enhanced by rushed communication and rapid checklists to accommodate the handling of flight. Complacency, rushed procedures and a complete breakdown of cockpit discipline contributed to this happening. Suggest we all slow down and don't allow outside communications to contribute to cockpit confusion.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG CLEARED FOR INTERSECTION TKOF AT ORD STARTED TKOF ROLL IN THE WRONG DIRECTION. TWR CALLED ABORT, ACFT TURNED AROUND AND COMPLETED TKOF.

Narrative: ORD INTXN TKOF CLRNC CANCELLED RWY 14R AFTER ADVANCING PWR LEVERS. ACFT STOPPED IN APPROX 300', TURNED 180 DEGS, RECLRED FOR TKOF ON RWY 32L AT T1 INTXN. DUE TO RUSHED COM FROM RATE SUGGESTING FLT CLRED TO TAXI AND START YOU CHKLIST ('YOU'RE #1'). THE ACFT EXITED RAMP ON C1 AND TURNED RIGHT ON TO OUTER TXWY MISSING T1 INTXN. CONTINUED TAXI TO T2 THINKING THAT THE TKOF POS WAS AT 14R END. TWR SUGGESTED TKOF IMMEDIATELY FROM T2 WITH TURN TO 180 DEGS AFTER TKOF. ALTHOUGH THE CREW WAS PREPARED TO DEPART ON 32L AS INDICATED BY THE ATIS, A BREAKDOWN OF THE ENTIRE TAXI ROUTE MENTAL PICTURE WAS ENHANCED BY RUSHED COM AND RAPID CHKLISTS TO ACCOMMODATE THE HANDLING OF FLT. COMPLACENCY, RUSHED PROCS AND A COMPLETE BREAKDOWN OF COCKPIT DISCIPLINE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS HAPPENING. SUGGEST WE ALL SLOW DOWN AND DON'T ALLOW OUTSIDE COMS TO CONTRIBUTE TO COCKPIT CONFUSION.

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.