Aircraft aborts takeoff twice on same runway.

Attributes
ACN	278570
Time
Date	199407
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : hou
State Reference	TX
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	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	other : unknown
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 3500
ASRS Report	278570
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : rejected takeoff flight crew : overcame equipment problem
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Flight xx from hou to dfw was holding short of runway 12R at hou. The tower controller cleared us into position on runway 12R to remain west of runway 17. As our aircraft lined up on runway 12R well west of runway 17, a different tower controller cleared us for an immediate takeoff. Traffic was cleared to land on runway 17. The first officer advanced the throttles and the takeoff warning sounded stabilizer. The first officer retarded the throttles. I rechked the settings and seeing nothing abnormal, the throttles were advanced again and again the warning sounded. The aircraft was still well west of runway 17. I informed tower to cancel our takeoff clearance. Tower ordered us to hold our position and added that we should not accept takeoff clearance unless we were ready to go, and that he did not have a place for us to go. Knowing there was arriving traffic and not knowing their exact position, I declared an emergency to alert everyone of the situation. After redirecting some aircraft, tower cleared us to the west ramp. We were able to reset our systems and solve the problem. We canceled the emergency and departed hou. Upon arrival at dfw maintenance was needed to adjust the takeoff warning limits. Possibly I could have included more information with the first tower contact after the warning occurred.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT ABORTS TKOF TWICE ON SAME RWY.

Narrative: FLT XX FROM HOU TO DFW WAS HOLDING SHORT OF RWY 12R AT HOU. THE TWR CTLR CLRED US INTO POS ON RWY 12R TO REMAIN W OF RWY 17. AS OUR ACFT LINED UP ON RWY 12R WELL W OF RWY 17, A DIFFERENT TWR CTLR CLRED US FOR AN IMMEDIATE TKOF. TFC WAS CLRED TO LAND ON RWY 17. THE FO ADVANCED THE THROTTLES AND THE TKOF WARNING SOUNDED STABILIZER. THE FO RETARDED THE THROTTLES. I RECHKED THE SETTINGS AND SEEING NOTHING ABNORMAL, THE THROTTLES WERE ADVANCED AGAIN AND AGAIN THE WARNING SOUNDED. THE ACFT WAS STILL WELL W OF RWY 17. I INFORMED TWR TO CANCEL OUR TKOF CLRNC. TWR ORDERED US TO HOLD OUR POS AND ADDED THAT WE SHOULD NOT ACCEPT TKOF CLRNC UNLESS WE WERE READY TO GO, AND THAT HE DID NOT HAVE A PLACE FOR US TO GO. KNOWING THERE WAS ARRIVING TFC AND NOT KNOWING THEIR EXACT POS, I DECLARED AN EMER TO ALERT EVERYONE OF THE SIT. AFTER REDIRECTING SOME ACFT, TWR CLRED US TO THE W RAMP. WE WERE ABLE TO RESET OUR SYSTEMS AND SOLVE THE PROB. WE CANCELED THE EMER AND DEPARTED HOU. UPON ARR AT DFW MAINT WAS NEEDED TO ADJUST THE TKOF WARNING LIMITS. POSSIBLY I COULD HAVE INCLUDED MORE INFO WITH THE FIRST TWR CONTACT AFTER THE WARNING OCCURRED.

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.