Aborted takeoff. - NASA ASRS

Attributes
ACN	302313
Time
Date	199504
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lan
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 7100
ASRS Report	302313
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
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
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

A regularly scheduled flight from lan to sdf on a B-757 freighter. The WX at the time was heavy thunderstorms in the area so we elected to do a maximum power takeoff. We were cleared for takeoff by the tower and on takeoff roll I noticed that the right thrust lever jammed at about 3/4 travel and could not be advanced for full power. I then aborted the takeoff and notified tower that we aborted the takeoff and would like to taxi back to the ramp. After we blocked into the ramp, maintenance came aboard and found a circuit breaker that was collared out from a previously cleared write-up that should have been reset. Circuit breaker was reset and throttle worked normally. Maintenance and crew both agreed the aircraft was safe and airworthy. We then again started engines and blocked back out. Departed lan to sdf a normal flight. Arriving in sdf I did not put a block turn back into the logbook which should have been done. I also blocked out past my release time. I should have gotten a rerelease. I think this made me realize to pay more attention to the situation in time of confusion and don't let the pressures schedules, and service compromise safety!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ABORTED TKOF.

Narrative: A REGULARLY SCHEDULED FLT FROM LAN TO SDF ON A B-757 FREIGHTER. THE WX AT THE TIME WAS HVY TSTMS IN THE AREA SO WE ELECTED TO DO A MAX PWR TKOF. WE WERE CLRED FOR TKOF BY THE TWR AND ON TKOF ROLL I NOTICED THAT THE R THRUST LEVER JAMMED AT ABOUT 3/4 TRAVEL AND COULD NOT BE ADVANCED FOR FULL PWR. I THEN ABORTED THE TKOF AND NOTIFIED TWR THAT WE ABORTED THE TKOF AND WOULD LIKE TO TAXI BACK TO THE RAMP. AFTER WE BLOCKED INTO THE RAMP, MAINT CAME ABOARD AND FOUND A CIRCUIT BREAKER THAT WAS COLLARED OUT FROM A PREVIOUSLY CLRED WRITE-UP THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RESET. CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS RESET AND THROTTLE WORKED NORMALLY. MAINT AND CREW BOTH AGREED THE ACFT WAS SAFE AND AIRWORTHY. WE THEN AGAIN STARTED ENGS AND BLOCKED BACK OUT. DEPARTED LAN TO SDF A NORMAL FLT. ARRIVING IN SDF I DID NOT PUT A BLOCK TURN BACK INTO THE LOGBOOK WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE. I ALSO BLOCKED OUT PAST MY RELEASE TIME. I SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN A RERELEASE. I THINK THIS MADE ME REALIZE TO PAY MORE ATTN TO THE SIT IN TIME OF CONFUSION AND DON'T LET THE PRESSURES SCHEDULES, AND SVC COMPROMISE SAFETY!

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.