Air carrier aborts takeoff then continues to destination against company policy.

Attributes
ACN	195311
Time
Date	199111
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cle
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
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 : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 10500 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	195311
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Our company manual says for any takeoff abort you must return to the gate and have my signoff the logbook and to fill out an irregularity report. There are a few exceptions to this procedure for the medium large transport, if the flap dials are just a hair off or you hit a bump and move the dials causing a horn, you don't have to return to the gate -- we think! In the heat of battle, we could not remember if we had to return to the gate or not. (Our flap dial had moved just slightly causing a flap warning -- we just started our takeoff roll.) the captain elected to proceed to dca and not go back to the gate. He filled out an irregularity form in dca.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR ABORTS TKOF THEN CONTINUES TO DEST AGAINST COMPANY POLICY.

Narrative: OUR COMPANY MANUAL SAYS FOR ANY TKOF ABORT YOU MUST RETURN TO THE GATE AND HAVE MY SIGNOFF THE LOGBOOK AND TO FILL OUT AN IRREGULARITY RPT. THERE ARE A FEW EXCEPTIONS TO THIS PROC FOR THE MLG, IF THE FLAP DIALS ARE JUST A HAIR OFF OR YOU HIT A BUMP AND MOVE THE DIALS CAUSING A HORN, YOU DON'T HAVE TO RETURN TO THE GATE -- WE THINK! IN THE HEAT OF BATTLE, WE COULD NOT REMEMBER IF WE HAD TO RETURN TO THE GATE OR NOT. (OUR FLAP DIAL HAD MOVED JUST SLIGHTLY CAUSING A FLAP WARNING -- WE JUST STARTED OUR TKOF ROLL.) THE CAPT ELECTED TO PROCEED TO DCA AND NOT GO BACK TO THE GATE. HE FILLED OUT AN IRREGULARITY FORM IN DCA.

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.