A320 captain reported rejecting the takeoff at 80 knots when ATC reported a truck on the runway. Dur...

Attributes
ACN	1212782
Time
Date	201410
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	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Other Rejected Takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Brake System
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Conflict Ground Conflict Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor

Narrative:

On takeoff at approximately 80kt tower said 'takeoff clearance canceled; vehicle on runway.'I immediately rejected the takeoff. Accomplished rejected takeoff procedure. When the autobrake engaged in rejected takeoff the aircraft pulled to the left. I compensated and brought aircraft to a stop. ATC directed us to exit to the right. ATC informed us that 'there was a lot of blue smoke' from the aircraft when we rejected. Clearing the runway we asked for a spot to stop and made an announcement to the passengers. I also asked if airport operation vehicles that were checking the runway could inspect our wheels. This was done and they said there was no damage. Due to the smoke and the pull to the left by the autobrake system I decided to return to the gate.maintenance and dispatch were advised and we taxied to gate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A320 Captain reported rejecting the takeoff at 80 knots when ATC reported a truck on the runway. During the stop the aircraft pulled to the left and smoke was observed; so they returned to the gate for maintenance attention.

Narrative: On takeoff at approximately 80kt Tower said 'Takeoff clearance canceled; vehicle on runway.'I immediately rejected the takeoff. Accomplished rejected takeoff procedure. When the autobrake engaged in RTO the aircraft pulled to the left. I compensated and brought aircraft to a stop. ATC directed us to exit to the right. ATC informed us that 'there was a lot of blue smoke' from the aircraft when we rejected. Clearing the runway we asked for a spot to stop and made an announcement to the passengers. I also asked if airport operation vehicles that were checking the runway could inspect our wheels. This was done and they said there was no damage. Due to the smoke and the pull to the left by the autobrake system I decided to return to the gate.Maintenance and dispatch were advised and we taxied to gate.

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.

A320 captain reported rejecting the takeoff at 80 knots when ATC reported a truck on the runway. During the stop the aircraft pulled to the left and smoke was observed; so they returned to the gate for maintenance attention.