Aircraft equipment detects flaps not in proper position for takeoff. Flight crew aborts takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	123265
Time
Date	198909
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : oak
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	123265
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Bright sun shining into windscreen making the instruments difficult to see. Given clearance to takeoff at an intersection shortening taxi time by 4 mins. Normal checklist was completed but flaps overlooked by both the captain and first officer. Takeoff was rejected when the confign warning went off. Flaps set to proper 18 degree deflection and a normal takeoff was accomplished. Contributing factors: complacency and 12:30 hours of duty affecting fatigue. No excuses. We messed up. Embarrassment approaching humiliation and the realization that it can happen to me also.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT EQUIPMENT DETECTS FLAPS NOT IN PROPER POSITION FOR TKOF. FLT CREW ABORTS TKOF.

Narrative: BRIGHT SUN SHINING INTO WINDSCREEN MAKING THE INSTRUMENTS DIFFICULT TO SEE. GIVEN CLRNC TO TKOF AT AN INTXN SHORTENING TAXI TIME BY 4 MINS. NORMAL CHECKLIST WAS COMPLETED BUT FLAPS OVERLOOKED BY BOTH THE CAPT AND F/O. TKOF WAS REJECTED WHEN THE CONFIGN WARNING WENT OFF. FLAPS SET TO PROPER 18 DEG DEFLECTION AND A NORMAL TKOF WAS ACCOMPLISHED. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: COMPLACENCY AND 12:30 HRS OF DUTY AFFECTING FATIGUE. NO EXCUSES. WE MESSED UP. EMBARRASSMENT APPROACHING HUMILIATION AND THE REALIZATION THAT IT CAN HAPPEN TO ME ALSO.

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.