Runway 31L at dfw is too bumpy.

Attributes
ACN	330038
Time
Date	199603
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw
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	ATR 72
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 210
ASRS Report	330038
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

Runway 31L at dfw has several 'bumps' in it for the 1ST couple thousand ft. Your aircraft nose gear will bottom out during takeoff and the aircraft will bounce up and down violently. Several of our capts are talking about starting to refuse takeoffs on runway 31L in windy conditions. I agree! That runway is unsafe for takeoffs. My first officer and I discussed our takeoff on runway 31L and we agreed that we would relieve pressure on the nose gear during the takeoff run/roll by pulling back on the yoke, slightly. First officer did this during our takeoff run. Between us bouncing down the runway and the first officer applying too much back pressure on the yoke, we bounced right into an early rotation on takeoff. Airspeed was about 3-5 KIAS before V1 (5-7 KIAS before rotation speed) -- very unsafe situation. I'm going to make all takeoff on that runway from now on. Can you send out an alert on runway 31L?

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RWY 31L AT DFW IS TOO BUMPY.

Narrative: RWY 31L AT DFW HAS SEVERAL 'BUMPS' IN IT FOR THE 1ST COUPLE THOUSAND FT. YOUR ACFT NOSE GEAR WILL BOTTOM OUT DURING TKOF AND THE ACFT WILL BOUNCE UP AND DOWN VIOLENTLY. SEVERAL OF OUR CAPTS ARE TALKING ABOUT STARTING TO REFUSE TKOFS ON RWY 31L IN WINDY CONDITIONS. I AGREE! THAT RWY IS UNSAFE FOR TKOFS. MY FO AND I DISCUSSED OUR TKOF ON RWY 31L AND WE AGREED THAT WE WOULD RELIEVE PRESSURE ON THE NOSE GEAR DURING THE TKOF RUN/ROLL BY PULLING BACK ON THE YOKE, SLIGHTLY. FO DID THIS DURING OUR TKOF RUN. BTWN US BOUNCING DOWN THE RWY AND THE FO APPLYING TOO MUCH BACK PRESSURE ON THE YOKE, WE BOUNCED RIGHT INTO AN EARLY ROTATION ON TKOF. AIRSPD WAS ABOUT 3-5 KIAS BEFORE V1 (5-7 KIAS BEFORE ROTATION SPD) -- VERY UNSAFE SIT. I'M GOING TO MAKE ALL TKOF ON THAT RWY FROM NOW ON. CAN YOU SEND OUT AN ALERT ON RWY 31L?

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.