Commuter aircraft flight crew aborts takeoff for trim setting warning horn.

Attributes
ACN	202843
Time
Date	199202
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : esf
State Reference	LA
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	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 2500
ASRS Report	202843
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 3500
ASRS Report	203222
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

During takeoff roll at esler field, runway 26, at approximately 30 KTS, the trim takeoff aural warning came on. The takeoff was aborted with situation under control. The trim wheel was set at 1 unit as outlined for the aft cg according to the weight and balance manifest. It was determined by the captain and myself that the trim setting was right at the fwd limit of warning switch as determined during taxi back to runway. The trim was moved slightly aft. Takeoff was taken without incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMUTER ACFT FLC ABORTS TKOF FOR TRIM SETTING WARNING HORN.

Narrative: DURING TKOF ROLL AT ESLER FIELD, RWY 26, AT APPROX 30 KTS, THE TRIM TKOF AURAL WARNING CAME ON. THE TKOF WAS ABORTED WITH SITUATION UNDER CTL. THE TRIM WHEEL WAS SET AT 1 UNIT AS OUTLINED FOR THE AFT CG ACCORDING TO THE WT AND BAL MANIFEST. IT WAS DETERMINED BY THE CAPT AND MYSELF THAT THE TRIM SETTING WAS RIGHT AT THE FWD LIMIT OF WARNING SWITCH AS DETERMINED DURING TAXI BACK TO RWY. THE TRIM WAS MOVED SLIGHTLY AFT. TKOF WAS TAKEN WITHOUT INCIDENT.

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.