MD80 captain aborts takeoff due to stuck throttle power lever.

Attributes
ACN	512076
Time
Date	200105
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sjc.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	512076
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : throttle lever movement other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

As throttles advanced for takeoff at sjc, right throttle would only advance 1/2 way. Something was obstructing the throttle cable. Takeoff was aborted and returned to the gate. Maintenance came out and removed a folded acrs paper closeout that was jammed in a throttle cable pulley in the east&east compartment.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 CAPT ABORTS TKOF DUE TO STUCK THROTTLE PWR LEVER.

Narrative: AS THROTTLES ADVANCED FOR TKOF AT SJC, R THROTTLE WOULD ONLY ADVANCE 1/2 WAY. SOMETHING WAS OBSTRUCTING THE THROTTLE CABLE. TKOF WAS ABORTED AND RETURNED TO THE GATE. MAINT CAME OUT AND REMOVED A FOLDED ACRS PAPER CLOSEOUT THAT WAS JAMMED IN A THROTTLE CABLE PULLEY IN THE E&E COMPARTMENT.

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.