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A saab SF340 aborted its takeoff.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 264933 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199403 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : crw |
| State Reference | WV |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : lga |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Saab-Scania Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| 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 |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 1300 |
| ASRS Report | 264933 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 2300 flight time type : 350 |
| ASRS Report | 264925 |
| 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 |
| Consequence | Other |
Narrative:
On takeoff roll, the automatic corson armed light failed to illuminate and arm, takeoff was aborted. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: the reporting captain states that 'automatic corson' is the term for autofeather in the saab SF340. The joke around the industry is that a swedish engineer named corson designed the system and wants to immortalize himself.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A SAAB SF340 ABORTED ITS TKOF.
Narrative: ON TKOF ROLL, THE AUTO CORSON ARMED LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE AND ARM, TKOF WAS ABORTED. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: THE RPTING CAPT STATES THAT 'AUTO CORSON' IS THE TERM FOR AUTOFEATHER IN THE SAAB SF340. THE JOKE AROUND THE INDUSTRY IS THAT A SWEDISH ENGINEER NAMED CORSON DESIGNED THE SYS AND WANTS TO IMMORTALIZE HIMSELF.
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.