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When the flight crew of a B737-400 advanced the throttles for takeoff, the takeoff horn sounded causing them to reject takeoff until they subsequently found and corrected the elevator trim setting into the green and reset the flap control back into its detent. The captain believes that flcs should use the before takeoff checklist when long delays occur prior to takeoff.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 411200 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199808 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : phl |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-400 |
| 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 : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 8000 |
| ASRS Report | 411200 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Departing phl after extensive ground delays, we were cleared for takeoff. When advancing thrust levers we received the takeoff warning horn. We taxied down the runway and proceeded to check the takeoff items. We found the trim slightly out of the green band and flap lever not properly seated in the detent. I think the long delays interrupted our normal scans and flows. Would suggest that when crews face long delays, they rechk the checklist items.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: WHEN THE FLC OF A B737-400 ADVANCED THE THROTTLES FOR TKOF, THE TKOF HORN SOUNDED CAUSING THEM TO REJECT TKOF UNTIL THEY SUBSEQUENTLY FOUND AND CORRECTED THE ELEVATOR TRIM SETTING INTO THE GREEN AND RESET THE FLAP CTL BACK INTO ITS DETENT. THE CAPT BELIEVES THAT FLCS SHOULD USE THE BEFORE TKOF CHKLIST WHEN LONG DELAYS OCCUR PRIOR TO TKOF.
Narrative: DEPARTING PHL AFTER EXTENSIVE GND DELAYS, WE WERE CLRED FOR TKOF. WHEN ADVANCING THRUST LEVERS WE RECEIVED THE TKOF WARNING HORN. WE TAXIED DOWN THE RWY AND PROCEEDED TO CHK THE TKOF ITEMS. WE FOUND THE TRIM SLIGHTLY OUT OF THE GREEN BAND AND FLAP LEVER NOT PROPERLY SEATED IN THE DETENT. I THINK THE LONG DELAYS INTERRUPTED OUR NORMAL SCANS AND FLOWS. WOULD SUGGEST THAT WHEN CREWS FACE LONG DELAYS, THEY RECHK THE CHKLIST ITEMS.
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.