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Reporter aborted takeoff when left engine failed to accelerate properly upon application of takeoff power. The runway was slick and before reporter could reduce thrust on right engine aircraft veered to left and apparently struck runway light.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 107599 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198903 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : iah |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : ztl |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 107559 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : rejected takeoff flight crew : regained aircraft control none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
On takeoff at iah right engine spooled rapidly, left engine slow to spool. Level 5 thunderstorm had just passed over airport 10-15 minutes prior. Runway very slick, aircraft veered to left, aborted takeoff below 40 KTS. Before right engine would spool down, the aircraft came near the runway lights. Returned to ramp for aircraft check due to possibility of hitting lights. Maintenance and captain inspected aircraft and found no damage and no evidence of hitting lights. (Taxiing back to ramp, tower reported we did hit our runway light).
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: REPORTER ABORTED TKOF WHEN LEFT ENGINE FAILED TO ACCELERATE PROPERLY UPON APPLICATION OF TKOF POWER. THE RWY WAS SLICK AND BEFORE REPORTER COULD REDUCE THRUST ON RIGHT ENGINE ACFT VEERED TO LEFT AND APPARENTLY STRUCK RWY LIGHT.
Narrative: ON TKOF AT IAH R ENG SPOOLED RAPIDLY, L ENG SLOW TO SPOOL. LEVEL 5 TSTM HAD JUST PASSED OVER ARPT 10-15 MINUTES PRIOR. RWY VERY SLICK, ACFT VEERED TO L, ABORTED TKOF BELOW 40 KTS. BEFORE R ENG WOULD SPOOL DOWN, THE ACFT CAME NEAR THE RWY LIGHTS. RETURNED TO RAMP FOR ACFT CHK DUE TO POSSIBILITY OF HITTING LIGHTS. MAINT AND CAPT INSPECTED ACFT AND FOUND NO DAMAGE AND NO EVIDENCE OF HITTING LIGHTS. (TAXIING BACK TO RAMP, TWR RPTED WE DID HIT OUR RWY LIGHT).
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.