Air carrier aircraft of unknown size aborted takeoff due to incorrectly set rudder trim. During abort the PF, first officer, inadvertently shut down both engines. Flight crew restarted engines, set rudder trim properly and departed.

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Attributes
ACN	363774
Time
Date	199703
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lga
State Reference	NY
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	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	363774
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : rejected takeoff
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were cleared for takeoff on runway 13 at lga. While rolling on runway, we noticed that we didn't have a confign 'ok' indication on the EICAS and as the thrust levers were advanced, a confign rudder warning was sounded. The first officer aborted the takeoff, but accidentally shut down both engines while doing so. I was able to take over and clear the runway prior to stopping. After stopping, we noticed our rudder trim was slightly out of the 'green' band for takeoff. We adjusted it and the problem cleared. Fire/rescue crews alerted because of the abort. Told us they saw smoke trailing the left engine. This soon stopped and we confirmed that this was due to the engine shutdown. All indications were normal, so we elected to motor and restart the engines. We then got back in line and departed without further incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR ACFT OF UNKNOWN SIZE ABORTED TKOF DUE TO INCORRECTLY SET RUDDER TRIM. DURING ABORT THE PF, FO, INADVERTENTLY SHUT DOWN BOTH ENGS. FLC RESTARTED ENGS, SET RUDDER TRIM PROPERLY AND DEPARTED.

Narrative: WE WERE CLRED FOR TKOF ON RWY 13 AT LGA. WHILE ROLLING ON RWY, WE NOTICED THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE A CONFIGN 'OK' INDICATION ON THE EICAS AND AS THE THRUST LEVERS WERE ADVANCED, A CONFIGN RUDDER WARNING WAS SOUNDED. THE FO ABORTED THE TKOF, BUT ACCIDENTALLY SHUT DOWN BOTH ENGS WHILE DOING SO. I WAS ABLE TO TAKE OVER AND CLR THE RWY PRIOR TO STOPPING. AFTER STOPPING, WE NOTICED OUR RUDDER TRIM WAS SLIGHTLY OUT OF THE 'GREEN' BAND FOR TKOF. WE ADJUSTED IT AND THE PROB CLRED. FIRE/RESCUE CREWS ALERTED BECAUSE OF THE ABORT. TOLD US THEY SAW SMOKE TRAILING THE L ENG. THIS SOON STOPPED AND WE CONFIRMED THAT THIS WAS DUE TO THE ENG SHUTDOWN. ALL INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL, SO WE ELECTED TO MOTOR AND RESTART THE ENGS. WE THEN GOT BACK IN LINE AND DEPARTED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

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.