Takeoff aborted due to flaps not down.

Attributes
ACN	288052
Time
Date	199411
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : prb
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 265 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 540
ASRS Report	288052
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	288147
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure 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	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Captain and copilot were unfamiliar with ord (captain had less experience). During pushback, runway was changed from runway 14R or runway 9L to runway 27L. Both pilots had tried to study possible taxi rtes to runway 14R-runway 19L. As we started taxi to runway 27L, copilot suggested we hold off on taxi checklist until established on taxi route. Captain agreed. Ord metering instructed us to taxi runway 27L and contact ground at A17. Ground instructed us to follow an air carrier 727 approaching on taxiway from our right. Checklist was conducted. Upon power applications, the takeoff warning indicated flap confign. The flaps had not been extended. We taxied clear of runway at M6 and lowered flaps, did checklist again and took off uneventfully. Our unfamiliarity of ord combined with the changes and mistakes led us to be pre-occupied. The complicated taxi led us to not pay enough attention to the aircraft itself. Takeoff warning system worked properly. Supplemental information from acn 288147: I mistakenly turned right on bravo to fox to M to follow air carrier B. During the ensuing discussion of our mistake in taxi, the checklists were conducted. Read the checklists, but did not do them properly!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TKOF ABORTED DUE TO FLAPS NOT DOWN.

Narrative: CAPT AND COPLT WERE UNFAMILIAR WITH ORD (CAPT HAD LESS EXPERIENCE). DURING PUSHBACK, RWY WAS CHANGED FROM RWY 14R OR RWY 9L TO RWY 27L. BOTH PLTS HAD TRIED TO STUDY POSSIBLE TAXI RTES TO RWY 14R-RWY 19L. AS WE STARTED TAXI TO RWY 27L, COPLT SUGGESTED WE HOLD OFF ON TAXI CHKLIST UNTIL ESTABLISHED ON TAXI RTE. CAPT AGREED. ORD METERING INSTRUCTED US TO TAXI RWY 27L AND CONTACT GND AT A17. GND INSTRUCTED US TO FOLLOW AN ACR 727 APCHING ON TXWY FROM OUR R. CHKLIST WAS CONDUCTED. UPON PWR APPLICATIONS, THE TKOF WARNING INDICATED FLAP CONFIGN. THE FLAPS HAD NOT BEEN EXTENDED. WE TAXIED CLR OF RWY AT M6 AND LOWERED FLAPS, DID CHKLIST AGAIN AND TOOK OFF UNEVENTFULLY. OUR UNFAMILIARITY OF ORD COMBINED WITH THE CHANGES AND MISTAKES LED US TO BE PRE-OCCUPIED. THE COMPLICATED TAXI LED US TO NOT PAY ENOUGH ATTN TO THE ACFT ITSELF. TKOF WARNING SYS WORKED PROPERLY. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 288147: I MISTAKENLY TURNED R ON BRAVO TO FOX TO M TO FOLLOW ACR B. DURING THE ENSUING DISCUSSION OF OUR MISTAKE IN TAXI, THE CHKLISTS WERE CONDUCTED. READ THE CHKLISTS, BUT DID NOT DO THEM PROPERLY!

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.