<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1202023, September 2014

Flight crew reports rejecting a takeoff at 80 knots due to CAWS 'headwind shear' warning. The next takeoff is uneventful.

Attributes
ACN	1202023
Time
Date	201409
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Widebody Low Wing 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	Other Rejected Takeoff
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Captain Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Person 2
Function	Pilot Flying First Officer
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence

Narrative:

Rejected takeoff at 80 knots due to CAWS 'headwind shear' warning. Winds were reported as 190/27 G 35. Gusty wind conditions resulted in receiving a CAWS 'headwind shear' warning at 80 KIAS.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Flight crew reports rejecting a takeoff at 80 knots due to CAWS 'Headwind Shear' Warning. The next takeoff is uneventful.

Narrative: Rejected takeoff at 80 knots due to CAWS 'Headwind Shear' Warning. Winds were reported as 190/27 G 35. Gusty wind conditions resulted in receiving a CAWS 'Headwind Shear' warning at 80 KIAS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.