Air carrier has split thrust levers on takeoff roll. Takeoff aborted.

Attributes
ACN	223622
Time
Date	199210
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rno
State Reference	NV
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	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 : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 19000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	223622
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On takeoff roll from rno airport thrust levers were split by approximately 2 knob widths. Rejected takeoff below 90 KTS. On taxiway ran both engines up and they were normal. It was first flight of day for aircraft and temperature was low overnight. Returned to runway and took off with all indications normal. No logbook entry made.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR HAS SPLIT THRUST LEVERS ON TKOF ROLL. TKOF ABORTED.

Narrative: ON TKOF ROLL FROM RNO ARPT THRUST LEVERS WERE SPLIT BY APPROX 2 KNOB WIDTHS. REJECTED TKOF BELOW 90 KTS. ON TAXIWAY RAN BOTH ENGS UP AND THEY WERE NORMAL. IT WAS FIRST FLT OF DAY FOR ACFT AND TEMP WAS LOW OVERNIGHT. RETURNED TO RWY AND TOOK OFF WITH ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL. NO LOGBOOK ENTRY MADE.

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.