An air carrier medium large transport aborted its takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	262892
Time
Date	199402
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cle
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : slc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 550
ASRS Report	262892
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 7500 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	262893
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff flight crew : overcame equipment problem
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Aborted takeoff at 60 KIAS due to takeoff warning horn. Horn sounded because speed brake handle was not in the full down detent position. It was up just enough to activate the horn but not anywhere close to being noticed visually. I always check it before takeoff by pushing it forward with my hand. This one was just a little more sticky than usual. After clearing the runway, an engine runup was accomplished to test the takeoff warning system to confirm that it was the speed brake that activated the warning horn. Flight departed and operations were normal thereafter.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR MLG ABORTED ITS TKOF.

Narrative: ABORTED TKOF AT 60 KIAS DUE TO TKOF WARNING HORN. HORN SOUNDED BECAUSE SPD BRAKE HANDLE WAS NOT IN THE FULL DOWN DETENT POS. IT WAS UP JUST ENOUGH TO ACTIVATE THE HORN BUT NOT ANYWHERE CLOSE TO BEING NOTICED VISUALLY. I ALWAYS CHK IT BEFORE TKOF BY PUSHING IT FORWARD WITH MY HAND. THIS ONE WAS JUST A LITTLE MORE STICKY THAN USUAL. AFTER CLRING THE RWY, AN ENG RUNUP WAS ACCOMPLISHED TO TEST THE TKOF WARNING SYS TO CONFIRM THAT IT WAS THE SPD BRAKE THAT ACTIVATED THE WARNING HORN. FLT DEPARTED AND OPS WERE NORMAL THEREAFTER.

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.