A DC9-50 rejected takeoff at 100 KTS due to master caution light illuminating caused by the APU oil ...

Attributes
ACN	478930
Time
Date	200007
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : msp.airport
State Reference	MN
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : msp.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 50
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : takeoff roll
Route In Use	departure : other published ifr departure
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	478930
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : master caution light other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Master caution at approximately 100 KTS. Rejected as first officer called APU oil pressure light. DC9-50 (-15 engines) approximately 3200 ft down 10000 ft runway approximately 109000 pounds maximum gross weight. Aircraft had been on MEL for APU, but MEL cleared for flight just before release. Problem had been history of APU write-ups. While waiting for maintenance decision to spare or cancel flight (approximately 40 mins), brake temperatures peaked about 220 degrees. Wrote up logbook and flight continued in spare aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DC9-50 REJECTED TKOF AT 100 KTS DUE TO MASTER CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATING CAUSED BY THE APU OIL PRESSURE WARNING.

Narrative: MASTER CAUTION AT APPROX 100 KTS. REJECTED AS FO CALLED APU OIL PRESSURE LIGHT. DC9-50 (-15 ENGS) APPROX 3200 FT DOWN 10000 FT RWY APPROX 109000 LBS MAX GROSS WT. ACFT HAD BEEN ON MEL FOR APU, BUT MEL CLRED FOR FLT JUST BEFORE RELEASE. PROB HAD BEEN HISTORY OF APU WRITE-UPS. WHILE WAITING FOR MAINT DECISION TO SPARE OR CANCEL FLT (APPROX 40 MINS), BRAKE TEMPS PEAKED ABOUT 220 DEGS. WROTE UP LOGBOOK AND FLT CONTINUED IN SPARE ACFT.

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.

A DC9-50 rejected takeoff at 100 KTS due to master caution light illuminating caused by the APU oil pressure warning.