Narrative:

On takeoff from ory runway 25 at approximately 120 KTS at a planned takeoff weight of 376900 pounds, we received a loud warning bell and an ECAM message that our trim was out of limits. With V1 at 161 KTS, I decided to abort. The abort went normally and we turned off runway 25 onto taxiway 46, a little more than 1/2 way down the 11975 ft runway. After we turned off, with brake temperatures rising rapidly, I attempted to pull clear of runway 25 past the hold short line and stopped on taxiway 46. I did not see the brakes as per the abort procedure. The right side brakes were significantly hotter than the left side, with 2 on the right side eventually reaching 700 degrees. The ory fire department responded as soon as we aborted and stood by with several fire trucks and checked our tires and brakes. Coordination with the fire department was through tower on the same frequency. After awhile, we were informed by the fire department that 3 tires were going flat. Maintenance informed us that the aircraft could not be moved until at least 1 tire was changed. Portable stairs and busses were brought to our position to deplane the passenger. This happened somewhere around XX00Z. Maintenance secured the aircraft and the crew left the aircraft at ZZ00Z. As backgnd to this abort, before we departed our original remote parking spot, we experienced a nonstandard fueling situation. With a required fuel of 118500 pounds, maximum fuel 120000 pounds, 3 of our tanks (left and right inner and center tanks) shut off prematurely -- about 1000 pounds each. The result was additional fuel had to be put in the trim tank. Load planning and dispatch coordinated the nonstandard situation, moving 2 people from business to first class and some freight from the aft cargo to the forward cargo. This resulting condition required a takeoff of negative 2.3 trim, which is the aft limit. The takeoff warning system check was performed with the required checklists and it was normal -- that is, there were no problems. After the abort, all checklists were performed in a timely manner. Additionally, all people involved with supporting our flight performed very well. For reasons unknown to me, ory tower closed runway 25 to IFR takeoffs. VFR ones were ok, even though all of our aircraft were behind the hold short lines for runway 25 on taxiway 46. Supplemental information from acn 415494: during preflight, mechanic reported that the inner tanks shut off prematurely. Total fuel was 117200 pounds with a release of 118500 pounds. The trim tank had +9000 pounds. Called dispatch to coordination putting the remaining fuel in the trim tank. There was an aft center of gravity issue resolved by moving several passenger and some cargo forward. The fuel was put in the trim tank. We remained at the hardstand until all agreed it was resolved. During taxi, the closeout was received and takeoff checks completed. We had briefed and set up for slats 15 degrees, flaps 0 degrees takeoff. The stabilizer trim setting was 2.3 nose down for 15/0. We noted it was the limit but the indicator was fully in the green band on the trim wheel and the takeoff confign check was completed with no discrepancies. We were cleared for takeoff runway 25. V1 was 161 KTS. It was the captain's takeoff. I made the 80 KT callout. At approximately 120 KTS, the master warning light came on with the chime and ECAM message that the trim was not in the takeoff range. The captain aborted the takeoff. We slowed with no other problem. I called the tower. We taxied clear on taxiway 46. We stopped once and moved forward at tower request. A fire truck was already in position. We coordinated inspection of our tires and brakes through the tower. The right side brake temperatures were 150-200 degrees higher than the left, peaking above 700 degrees. No fire was reported. 3 tires deflated on the right side after we stopped.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EA30 CAPT ABORTED TKOF AFTER RECEIVING A TKOF WARNING HORN AND ECAM MESSAGE.

Narrative: ON TKOF FROM ORY RWY 25 AT APPROX 120 KTS AT A PLANNED TKOF WT OF 376900 LBS, WE RECEIVED A LOUD WARNING BELL AND AN ECAM MESSAGE THAT OUR TRIM WAS OUT OF LIMITS. WITH V1 AT 161 KTS, I DECIDED TO ABORT. THE ABORT WENT NORMALLY AND WE TURNED OFF RWY 25 ONTO TXWY 46, A LITTLE MORE THAN 1/2 WAY DOWN THE 11975 FT RWY. AFTER WE TURNED OFF, WITH BRAKE TEMPS RISING RAPIDLY, I ATTEMPTED TO PULL CLR OF RWY 25 PAST THE HOLD SHORT LINE AND STOPPED ON TXWY 46. I DID NOT SEE THE BRAKES AS PER THE ABORT PROC. THE R SIDE BRAKES WERE SIGNIFICANTLY HOTTER THAN THE L SIDE, WITH 2 ON THE R SIDE EVENTUALLY REACHING 700 DEGS. THE ORY FIRE DEPT RESPONDED AS SOON AS WE ABORTED AND STOOD BY WITH SEVERAL FIRE TRUCKS AND CHKED OUR TIRES AND BRAKES. COORD WITH THE FIRE DEPT WAS THROUGH TWR ON THE SAME FREQ. AFTER AWHILE, WE WERE INFORMED BY THE FIRE DEPT THAT 3 TIRES WERE GOING FLAT. MAINT INFORMED US THAT THE ACFT COULD NOT BE MOVED UNTIL AT LEAST 1 TIRE WAS CHANGED. PORTABLE STAIRS AND BUSSES WERE BROUGHT TO OUR POS TO DEPLANE THE PAX. THIS HAPPENED SOMEWHERE AROUND XX00Z. MAINT SECURED THE ACFT AND THE CREW LEFT THE ACFT AT ZZ00Z. AS BACKGND TO THIS ABORT, BEFORE WE DEPARTED OUR ORIGINAL REMOTE PARKING SPOT, WE EXPERIENCED A NONSTANDARD FUELING SIT. WITH A REQUIRED FUEL OF 118500 LBS, MAX FUEL 120000 LBS, 3 OF OUR TANKS (L AND R INNER AND CTR TANKS) SHUT OFF PREMATURELY -- ABOUT 1000 LBS EACH. THE RESULT WAS ADDITIONAL FUEL HAD TO BE PUT IN THE TRIM TANK. LOAD PLANNING AND DISPATCH COORDINATED THE NONSTANDARD SIT, MOVING 2 PEOPLE FROM BUSINESS TO FIRST CLASS AND SOME FREIGHT FROM THE AFT CARGO TO THE FORWARD CARGO. THIS RESULTING CONDITION REQUIRED A TKOF OF NEGATIVE 2.3 TRIM, WHICH IS THE AFT LIMIT. THE TKOF WARNING SYS CHK WAS PERFORMED WITH THE REQUIRED CHKLISTS AND IT WAS NORMAL -- THAT IS, THERE WERE NO PROBS. AFTER THE ABORT, ALL CHKLISTS WERE PERFORMED IN A TIMELY MANNER. ADDITIONALLY, ALL PEOPLE INVOLVED WITH SUPPORTING OUR FLT PERFORMED VERY WELL. FOR REASONS UNKNOWN TO ME, ORY TWR CLOSED RWY 25 TO IFR TKOFS. VFR ONES WERE OK, EVEN THOUGH ALL OF OUR ACFT WERE BEHIND THE HOLD SHORT LINES FOR RWY 25 ON TXWY 46. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 415494: DURING PREFLT, MECH RPTED THAT THE INNER TANKS SHUT OFF PREMATURELY. TOTAL FUEL WAS 117200 LBS WITH A RELEASE OF 118500 LBS. THE TRIM TANK HAD +9000 LBS. CALLED DISPATCH TO COORD PUTTING THE REMAINING FUEL IN THE TRIM TANK. THERE WAS AN AFT CTR OF GRAVITY ISSUE RESOLVED BY MOVING SEVERAL PAX AND SOME CARGO FORWARD. THE FUEL WAS PUT IN THE TRIM TANK. WE REMAINED AT THE HARDSTAND UNTIL ALL AGREED IT WAS RESOLVED. DURING TAXI, THE CLOSEOUT WAS RECEIVED AND TKOF CHKS COMPLETED. WE HAD BRIEFED AND SET UP FOR SLATS 15 DEGS, FLAPS 0 DEGS TKOF. THE STABILIZER TRIM SETTING WAS 2.3 NOSE DOWN FOR 15/0. WE NOTED IT WAS THE LIMIT BUT THE INDICATOR WAS FULLY IN THE GREEN BAND ON THE TRIM WHEEL AND THE TKOF CONFIGN CHK WAS COMPLETED WITH NO DISCREPANCIES. WE WERE CLRED FOR TKOF RWY 25. V1 WAS 161 KTS. IT WAS THE CAPT'S TKOF. I MADE THE 80 KT CALLOUT. AT APPROX 120 KTS, THE MASTER WARNING LIGHT CAME ON WITH THE CHIME AND ECAM MESSAGE THAT THE TRIM WAS NOT IN THE TKOF RANGE. THE CAPT ABORTED THE TKOF. WE SLOWED WITH NO OTHER PROB. I CALLED THE TWR. WE TAXIED CLR ON TXWY 46. WE STOPPED ONCE AND MOVED FORWARD AT TWR REQUEST. A FIRE TRUCK WAS ALREADY IN POS. WE COORDINATED INSPECTION OF OUR TIRES AND BRAKES THROUGH THE TWR. THE R SIDE BRAKE TEMPS WERE 150-200 DEGS HIGHER THAN THE L, PEAKING ABOVE 700 DEGS. NO FIRE WAS RPTED. 3 TIRES DEFLATED ON THE R SIDE AFTER WE STOPPED.

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.