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An air carrier B757 flight crew had to reject their takeoff when 3 snowplows cross the runway in front of them.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 360573 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199702 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : phl |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| 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 : atp |
| ASRS Report | 360573 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : runway non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : rejected takeoff other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Tower cleared us for takeoff. At 80 KTS 3 snowplows crossed the runway at approximately taxiway north. Tower told us to abort the takeoff. We aborted the takeoff. Abort was successful. Checklists were rerun after a slight cooling time for the brakes. The tower informed us the snowplows did not have clearance to cross the runway. We taxied up to runway 27L and departed with no further problems. The tower informed us the situation would be looked into.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR B757 FLC HAD TO REJECT THEIR TKOF WHEN 3 SNOWPLOWS CROSS THE RWY IN FRONT OF THEM.
Narrative: TWR CLRED US FOR TKOF. AT 80 KTS 3 SNOWPLOWS CROSSED THE RWY AT APPROX TXWY N. TWR TOLD US TO ABORT THE TKOF. WE ABORTED THE TKOF. ABORT WAS SUCCESSFUL. CHKLISTS WERE RERUN AFTER A SLIGHT COOLING TIME FOR THE BRAKES. THE TWR INFORMED US THE SNOWPLOWS DID NOT HAVE CLRNC TO CROSS THE RWY. WE TAXIED UP TO RWY 27L AND DEPARTED WITH NO FURTHER PROBS. THE TWR INFORMED US THE SIT WOULD BE LOOKED INTO.
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.