An air carrier large transport aborted its takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	256777
Time
Date	199311
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : bos
State Reference	MA
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	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	256777
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
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:

9 KT crosswind from north. Takeoff power called for, #2 engine 'banged' immediately and takeoff discontinued at 10-20 KTS. Exited runway and rechked all, then called for and was cleared for takeoff. Everything normal. Large transport engines are very prone to stall with a crosswind, so the event was not a surprise. No damage resulted, but I wish I had taxied back to gate for a maintenance check. Aircraft was checked at next stop and, as I knew, aircraft was ok. But, with the attitude of enforcement agencies, I wish I had gone back, to ensure every possible precaution taken. Better to hear complaints of 150 passenger than 1 FAA inspector.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR LGT ABORTED ITS TKOF.

Narrative: 9 KT XWIND FROM N. TKOF PWR CALLED FOR, #2 ENG 'BANGED' IMMEDIATELY AND TKOF DISCONTINUED AT 10-20 KTS. EXITED RWY AND RECHKED ALL, THEN CALLED FOR AND WAS CLRED FOR TKOF. EVERYTHING NORMAL. LGT ENGS ARE VERY PRONE TO STALL WITH A XWIND, SO THE EVENT WAS NOT A SURPRISE. NO DAMAGE RESULTED, BUT I WISH I HAD TAXIED BACK TO GATE FOR A MAINT CHK. ACFT WAS CHKED AT NEXT STOP AND, AS I KNEW, ACFT WAS OK. BUT, WITH THE ATTITUDE OF ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, I WISH I HAD GONE BACK, TO ENSURE EVERY POSSIBLE PRECAUTION TAKEN. BETTER TO HEAR COMPLAINTS OF 150 PAX THAN 1 FAA INSPECTOR.

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.