CL65 flight crew aborts takeoff when aural warning sounds due to incomplete taxi checklist items.

Attributes
ACN	605327
Time
Date	200401
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord.airport
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet CL65, Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi ground : takeoff roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	605327
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : tkof configuration warning other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : rejected takeoff
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Our flight aborted takeoff because of an aural takeoff confign warning. After a long day, we taxied out of the gate for our last leg. On the way to the runway, we noticed that we had heading flags on our flight displays and our headings disagreed (captain and copilot). We resolved the discrepancy and continued to the runway. As we got closer to the runway, we started the second engine. We were cleared for takeoff. As power was increased we realized that we had not completed the taxi check. A second later we heard the aural warning and discontinued the takeoff. We rolled clear, ran the taxi check, and departed without incident. The event was a result of the flight crew rushing to finish a long day. The crew became distraction by the discrepancy of the flight instruments. The crew should have taken an extra min. We could have easily pulled to the side to get out of the way of other aircraft if necessary and taken our time.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CL65 FLT CREW ABORTS TKOF WHEN AURAL WARNING SOUNDS DUE TO INCOMPLETE TAXI CHKLIST ITEMS.

Narrative: OUR FLT ABORTED TKOF BECAUSE OF AN AURAL TKOF CONFIGN WARNING. AFTER A LONG DAY, WE TAXIED OUT OF THE GATE FOR OUR LAST LEG. ON THE WAY TO THE RWY, WE NOTICED THAT WE HAD HDG FLAGS ON OUR FLT DISPLAYS AND OUR HDGS DISAGREED (CAPT AND COPLT). WE RESOLVED THE DISCREPANCY AND CONTINUED TO THE RWY. AS WE GOT CLOSER TO THE RWY, WE STARTED THE SECOND ENG. WE WERE CLRED FOR TKOF. AS PWR WAS INCREASED WE REALIZED THAT WE HAD NOT COMPLETED THE TAXI CHK. A SECOND LATER WE HEARD THE AURAL WARNING AND DISCONTINUED THE TKOF. WE ROLLED CLR, RAN THE TAXI CHK, AND DEPARTED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE EVENT WAS A RESULT OF THE FLT CREW RUSHING TO FINISH A LONG DAY. THE CREW BECAME DISTR BY THE DISCREPANCY OF THE FLT INSTS. THE CREW SHOULD HAVE TAKEN AN EXTRA MIN. WE COULD HAVE EASILY PULLED TO THE SIDE TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF OTHER ACFT IF NECESSARY AND TAKEN OUR TIME.

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.