Aircraft equipment problem. Airspeed indicator. Takeoff aborted.

Attributes
ACN	315084
Time
Date	199509
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ewr
State Reference	NJ
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	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff 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 : 230 flight time total : 15000
ASRS Report	315084
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
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 : declared emergency
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

During takeoff captain's airspeed indicator did not xchk with first officer's at 80 KTS. Should have been aware of failure at a lower speed. Indicator's spacing between 0-60 KTS is small, between 60 and 80 KTS, the 70 KTS tick is not 1/2 way between 60-80 KTS. It's a strange layout. Normally the airspeed indicator jumps 'alive' after 60KTS. Doesn't give pilot a lot of time.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT EQUIP PROB. AIRSPD INDICATOR. TKOF ABORTED.

Narrative: DURING TKOF CAPT'S AIRSPD INDICATOR DID NOT XCHK WITH FO'S AT 80 KTS. SHOULD HAVE BEEN AWARE OF FAILURE AT A LOWER SPD. INDICATOR'S SPACING BTWN 0-60 KTS IS SMALL, BTWN 60 AND 80 KTS, THE 70 KTS TICK IS NOT 1/2 WAY BTWN 60-80 KTS. IT'S A STRANGE LAYOUT. NORMALLY THE AIRSPD INDICATOR JUMPS 'ALIVE' AFTER 60KTS. DOESN'T GIVE PLT A LOT OF TIME.

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.