Air carrier medium large transport flight crew encounters windshear departing hrl. They feel that the windshear alert device warning volume is too loud.

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Attributes
ACN	209051
Time
Date	199204
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hrl
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 500 agl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : hrl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 10000
ASRS Report	209051
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

With lightning to south, took off on east runway to avoid possible thunderstorm (which was supposed to have dissipated). After takeoff climb altitude was established but forward speed and vertical speed continued to climb. I was flying and I told the first officer what was happening, told him what I planned to do, and I needed information from him -- then the speaker started screaming 'wind shear' and ruined my scan and all information flow for at least 15 seconds. Maybe we need to reread part 101 about how people work under pressure with loud noises.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG FLC ENCOUNTERS WINDSHEAR DEPARTING HRL. THEY FEEL THAT THE WINDSHEAR ALERT DEVICE WARNING VOLUME IS TOO LOUD.

Narrative: WITH LIGHTNING TO S, TOOK OFF ON E RWY TO AVOID POSSIBLE TSTM (WHICH WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE DISSIPATED). AFTER TKOF CLB ALT WAS ESTABLISHED BUT FORWARD SPD AND VERT SPD CONTINUED TO CLB. I WAS FLYING AND I TOLD THE FO WHAT WAS HAPPENING, TOLD HIM WHAT I PLANNED TO DO, AND I NEEDED INFO FROM HIM -- THEN THE SPEAKER STARTED SCREAMING 'WIND SHEAR' AND RUINED MY SCAN AND ALL INFO FLOW FOR AT LEAST 15 SECONDS. MAYBE WE NEED TO REREAD PART 101 ABOUT HOW PEOPLE WORK UNDER PRESSURE WITH LOUD NOISES.

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.