MD11 flight crew abort takeoff after the V3 airspeed target bug turned to an amber warning indication. The aircraft was taken OTS since it had just come out of maintenance for the same problem.

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Attributes
ACN	515064
Time
Date	200106
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	MS
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dfw.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-11
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
Person 2
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : airspeed target bug other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff other
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

At 80 KTS V3 airspeed target bug changed from white to amber. Takeoff was aborted at 110 KTS. Returned to gate. Took aircraft OTS.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD11 FLC ABORT TKOF AFTER THE V3 AIRSPD TARGET BUG TURNED TO AN AMBER WARNING INDICATION. THE ACFT WAS TAKEN OTS SINCE IT HAD JUST COME OUT OF MAINT FOR THE SAME PROB.

Narrative: AT 80 KTS V3 AIRSPD TARGET BUG CHANGED FROM WHITE TO AMBER. TKOF WAS ABORTED AT 110 KTS. RETURNED TO GATE. TOOK ACFT OTS.

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.