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MD80 flight crew rejected takeoff after experiencing an aircraft vibration during the early part of the takeoff roll resulting in returning to the gate and grounding the aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 515034 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200106 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ind.airport |
| State Reference | IN |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : takeoff roll |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 15800 flight time type : 2500 |
| ASRS Report | 515034 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : acft vibration other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : rejected takeoff |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Began takeoff roll runway 23L, advanced thrust to approximately 1.4 EPR. Aircraft began to accelerate approximately 20-35 KTS. Vibration began. Rejected takeoff, returned to gate. Cause unknown.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD80 FLC REJECTED TKOF AFTER EXPERIENCING AN ACFT VIBRATION DURING THE EARLY PART OF THE TKOF ROLL RESULTING IN RETURNING TO THE GATE AND GNDING THE ACFT.
Narrative: BEGAN TKOF ROLL RWY 23L, ADVANCED THRUST TO APPROX 1.4 EPR. ACFT BEGAN TO ACCELERATE APPROX 20-35 KTS. VIBRATION BEGAN. REJECTED TKOF, RETURNED TO GATE. CAUSE UNKNOWN.
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.