Cabin attendant report of a flap problem causing a rejected takeoff and flight cancellation.

Attributes
ACN	534998
Time
Date	200112
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : san.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : san.tower
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 ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 2 flight attendant time total : 2 flight attendant time type : 80
ASRS Report	534998
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 9.6 flight attendant time total : 9.6 flight attendant time type : 50
ASRS Report	535603
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : flap indicator sys other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff
Consequence	other other other
Factors
Maintenance	performance deficiency : fault isolation performance deficiency : repair
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

During taxi as we were getting on the runway, the captain came over the PA and announced to the passenger we were returning to the gate due to the flaps on the wings not corresponding with a light in the computer in the cockpit. We returned to the gate and maintenance replaced the computer in the cockpit. We got closed up and went out again. We got on the runway, began to accelerate fast when captain slammed on the brakes and went back to the gate again and all passenger got off again.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CABIN ATTENDANT RPT OF A FLAP PROB CAUSING A REJECTED TKOF AND FLT CANCELLATION.

Narrative: DURING TAXI AS WE WERE GETTING ON THE RWY, THE CAPT CAME OVER THE PA AND ANNOUNCED TO THE PAX WE WERE RETURNING TO THE GATE DUE TO THE FLAPS ON THE WINGS NOT CORRESPONDING WITH A LIGHT IN THE COMPUTER IN THE COCKPIT. WE RETURNED TO THE GATE AND MAINT REPLACED THE COMPUTER IN THE COCKPIT. WE GOT CLOSED UP AND WENT OUT AGAIN. WE GOT ON THE RWY, BEGAN TO ACCELERATE FAST WHEN CAPT SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND WENT BACK TO THE GATE AGAIN AND ALL PAX GOT OFF AGAIN.

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.