An E145 flight crew rejected their takeoff when the left engine parameters were 'not normal.'

Attributes
ACN	1083740
Time
Date	201304
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	EMB ERJ 145 ER/LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Turbine Engine
Person 1
Function	First Officer Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Person 2
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

We were cleared for takeoff on runway 9 and had completed the before takeoff checklist. When the captain said 'set thrust' I noticed--and announced--that the left engine parameters were not normal. We informed the tower we were aborting on the runway and they asked if we required assistance; which we did not. We requested taxi clearance to the gate and returned without incident.I am unable to explain why the engine parameters were not normal. I had started the number 1 engine on the taxi out and observed initial normal start indications. I heard the click associated with a normal start and I observed the cyan 'T' on the N1 gauge and the red line on the itt gauge jumping to their normal positions post start. While I was waiting for the engine to stabilize I was distracted by having to request a taxi clearance clarification as I was unclear as to where we were instructed to hold short. This may have contributed to my not verifying normal stabilized start parameters as we never even got to the hold short position and were subsequently cleared for takeoff.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An E145 flight crew rejected their takeoff when the left engine parameters were 'not normal.'

Narrative: We were cleared for takeoff on Runway 9 and had completed the Before Takeoff Checklist. When the Captain said 'set thrust' I noticed--and announced--that the left engine parameters were not normal. We informed the Tower we were aborting on the runway and they asked if we required assistance; which we did not. We requested taxi clearance to the gate and returned without incident.I am unable to explain why the engine parameters were not normal. I had started the Number 1 engine on the taxi out and observed initial normal start indications. I heard the click associated with a normal start and I observed the cyan 'T' on the N1 gauge and the red line on the ITT gauge jumping to their normal positions post start. While I was waiting for the engine to stabilize I was distracted by having to request a taxi clearance clarification as I was unclear as to where we were instructed to hold short. This may have contributed to my not verifying normal stabilized start parameters as we never even got to the hold short position and were subsequently cleared for takeoff.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.