Wrong flap setting for takeoff this model medium large transport. Warning horn and takeoff aborted.

Attributes
ACN	170485
Time
Date	199102
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tul
State Reference	OK
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 260 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 260
ASRS Report	170485
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 270 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 8000
ASRS Report	170317
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On taxi-out I set the flaps to position #1, not 5. I then checked the data for runway 8 flaps 5 with a tailwind of 5 KTS. I failed to set the flaps to 5. 5 is the lowest setting for the medium large transport as operated by our airline. We have no data for flaps 1. We fly 3 models of the medium large transport. They are the 2, 3 and 5. The 2 and 3 do have a flaps 1 takeoff setting and it affords the greatest fuel savings in most situations. On this morning we had a change in departure runway and a work related conversation with an F/a as taxied for takeoff. As the power was added for takeoff the takeoff warning horn sounded and the captain closed the throttle. We rolled approximately 50'. We immediately knew what had happened. We taxied clear off the runway and reset the flaps to 5. The complete checklist was reread and we departed west/O incident. The checklist, our biggest crutch, doesn't help in this situation. This can happen to me, was the lesson. To preclude this from happening again, a yellow or red band painted on the flap position indicator or flap track handle thing and a double check by the captain of the V speeds and flap settings would be big helps. Also a placard showing the V speeds/flap settings as we had in the past, but had to remove per FAA.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WRONG FLAP SETTING FOR TKOF THIS MODEL MLG. WARNING HORN AND TKOF ABORTED.

Narrative: ON TAXI-OUT I SET THE FLAPS TO POS #1, NOT 5. I THEN CHKED THE DATA FOR RWY 8 FLAPS 5 WITH A TAILWIND OF 5 KTS. I FAILED TO SET THE FLAPS TO 5. 5 IS THE LOWEST SETTING FOR THE MLG AS OPERATED BY OUR AIRLINE. WE HAVE NO DATA FOR FLAPS 1. WE FLY 3 MODELS OF THE MLG. THEY ARE THE 2, 3 AND 5. THE 2 AND 3 DO HAVE A FLAPS 1 TKOF SETTING AND IT AFFORDS THE GREATEST FUEL SAVINGS IN MOST SITUATIONS. ON THIS MORNING WE HAD A CHANGE IN DEP RWY AND A WORK RELATED CONVERSATION WITH AN F/A AS TAXIED FOR TKOF. AS THE PWR WAS ADDED FOR TKOF THE TKOF WARNING HORN SOUNDED AND THE CAPT CLOSED THE THROTTLE. WE ROLLED APPROX 50'. WE IMMEDIATELY KNEW WHAT HAD HAPPENED. WE TAXIED CLR OFF THE RWY AND RESET THE FLAPS TO 5. THE COMPLETE CHKLIST WAS REREAD AND WE DEPARTED W/O INCIDENT. THE CHKLIST, OUR BIGGEST CRUTCH, DOESN'T HELP IN THIS SITUATION. THIS CAN HAPPEN TO ME, WAS THE LESSON. TO PRECLUDE THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN, A YELLOW OR RED BAND PAINTED ON THE FLAP POS INDICATOR OR FLAP TRACK HANDLE THING AND A DOUBLE CHK BY THE CAPT OF THE V SPDS AND FLAP SETTINGS WOULD BE BIG HELPS. ALSO A PLACARD SHOWING THE V SPDS/FLAP SETTINGS AS WE HAD IN THE PAST, BUT HAD TO REMOVE PER FAA.

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