Reporter considers runway 31L at dfw too rough for takeoff -- unsafe.

Attributes
ACN	200075
Time
Date	199201
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw
State Reference	TX
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	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 260 flight time total : 9700 flight time type : 3600
ASRS Report	200075
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

We had our airline's principal operations inspector (poi) on the jump seat when we took off on runway 31L at dfw airport. At +/- 80-100 KIAS we encountered several valleys and bumps in the runway. I really had to hold on to the nose gear tiller and we could hear the nose gear bottoming out. Metal against metal inside the nose gear strut! It was terrible! Even the FAA inspector said words about it! Pass this on to dfw! That runway should not be used for takeoff. Next time I'm going to decline takeoff on it. It's unsafe.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTR CONSIDERS RWY 31L AT DFW TOO ROUGH FOR TKOF -- UNSAFE.

Narrative: WE HAD OUR AIRLINE'S PRINCIPAL OPS INSPECTOR (POI) ON THE JUMP SEAT WHEN WE TOOK OFF ON RWY 31L AT DFW ARPT. AT +/- 80-100 KIAS WE ENCOUNTERED SEVERAL VALLEYS AND BUMPS IN THE RWY. I REALLY HAD TO HOLD ON TO THE NOSE GEAR TILLER AND WE COULD HEAR THE NOSE GEAR BOTTOMING OUT. METAL AGAINST METAL INSIDE THE NOSE GEAR STRUT! IT WAS TERRIBLE! EVEN THE FAA INSPECTOR SAID WORDS ABOUT IT! PASS THIS ON TO DFW! THAT RWY SHOULD NOT BE USED FOR TKOF. NEXT TIME I'M GOING TO DECLINE TKOF ON IT. IT'S UNSAFE.

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.