Air carrier large transport frt aircraft started takeoff roll without flaps in takeoff position.

Attributes
ACN	193827
Time
Date	199111
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ont
State Reference	CA
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	Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground other : taxi other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 135 flight time total : 5600 flight time type : 260
ASRS Report	193827
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	194319
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure
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:

While taxiing out at the usual position to complete the before takeoff checklist and set flaps, confusion arose as a result of a change in runway. This coupled with the end of the duty day for an all night flight, resulted in the flaps not being set for takeoff. Upon advancing the throttles, the first indication was the autothrottles not engaging. Upon pushing up the throttles manually, the takeoff warning horn came on along with an EICAS message. The takeoff was aborted in the first 1-2000 ft. Tower cleared us to do a 180 and back taxi on the runway. The flaps were set for takeoff and all checklists from after start were rechked. An uneventful takeoff was then accomplished.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR LGT FRT ACFT STARTED TKOF ROLL WITHOUT FLAPS IN TKOF POS.

Narrative: WHILE TAXIING OUT AT THE USUAL POS TO COMPLETE THE BEFORE TKOF CHKLIST AND SET FLAPS, CONFUSION AROSE AS A RESULT OF A CHANGE IN RWY. THIS COUPLED WITH THE END OF THE DUTY DAY FOR AN ALL NIGHT FLT, RESULTED IN THE FLAPS NOT BEING SET FOR TKOF. UPON ADVANCING THE THROTTLES, THE FIRST INDICATION WAS THE AUTOTHROTTLES NOT ENGAGING. UPON PUSHING UP THE THROTTLES MANUALLY, THE TKOF WARNING HORN CAME ON ALONG WITH AN EICAS MESSAGE. THE TKOF WAS ABORTED IN THE FIRST 1-2000 FT. TWR CLRED US TO DO A 180 AND BACK TAXI ON THE RWY. THE FLAPS WERE SET FOR TKOF AND ALL CHKLISTS FROM AFTER START WERE RECHKED. AN UNEVENTFUL TKOF WAS THEN ACCOMPLISHED.

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.