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B757 flight crew reports forgetting to set the flaps to takeoff prior to taking the runway; due to a long taxi in low visibility and fatigue. Autothrust will not engage on the runway and when thrust is pushed up to taxi clear the takeoff warning sounds.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1215542 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201411 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Other Rejected Takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Flap Control (Trailing & Leading Edge) |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | 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 | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Cleared for takeoff. Advanced thrust levers to 1.1 EPR and attempted to select thrust tile to advance the auto throttles. Attempt failed so reselected thrust tile and ensured autothrottle arm switch was armed. Auto throttles still would not engage so advanced thrust to clear the runway. At that point the takeoff warning activated. Informed tower we needed to clear the runway. Tower asked the reason for rejecting the takeoff and we told them we had an autothrottle issue. As we taxied down the runway we realized we were not configured for takeoff. Configured the aircraft for takeoff and departed. Intended to configure aircraft established on long parallel taxiway due to low visibility (atis reporting 1/4 mile) and traffic congestion. Normally I configure the aircraft prior to crossing the west runway and then do the before to checklist after crossing. Both my first officer and I were extremely tired. I was on my 8th consecutive day and he jump seated in that evening. We were 1 hour late due to the low visibility and rain. Staying in your normal habit patterns and being more diligent when that habit pattern is broken; especially when operating with the level of fatigue we experienced.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757 flight crew reports forgetting to set the flaps to takeoff prior to taking the runway; due to a long taxi in low visibility and fatigue. Autothrust will not engage on the runway and when thrust is pushed up to taxi clear the takeoff warning sounds.
Narrative: Cleared for takeoff. Advanced thrust levers to 1.1 EPR and attempted to select Thrust tile to advance the auto throttles. Attempt failed so reselected Thrust tile and ensured Autothrottle Arm Switch was armed. Auto throttles still would not engage so advanced thrust to clear the runway. At that point the Takeoff Warning activated. Informed Tower we needed to clear the runway. Tower asked the reason for rejecting the takeoff and we told them we had an Autothrottle issue. As we taxied down the runway we realized we were not configured for takeoff. Configured the aircraft for takeoff and departed. Intended to configure aircraft established on long parallel taxiway due to low visibility (Atis reporting 1/4 mile) and traffic congestion. Normally I configure the aircraft prior to crossing the west runway and then do the Before TO checklist after crossing. Both my FO and I were extremely tired. I was on my 8th consecutive day and he jump seated in that evening. We were 1 hour late due to the low visibility and rain. Staying in your normal habit patterns and being more diligent when that habit pattern is broken; especially when operating with the level of fatigue we experienced.
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.