<< >> NASA ASRS Report 622313, August 2003

B757-200 crew had the takeoff clearance canceled after the ATCT local controller was concerned with landing traffic separation on a crossing runway.

Attributes
ACN	622313
Time
Date	200308
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : las.airport
State Reference	NV
Altitude	msl single value : 2300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : las.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : takeoff roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : las.tower
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : roll
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 7500
ASRS Report	622313
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : rejected takeoff
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

Cleared for takeoff then takeoff clearance cancelled. First call to cancel partially blocked. Main issue is that tower cleared us for takeoff with too close interval to other landing traffic on crossing runway. Tower tried to blame us for not departing fast enough. In hot conditions engines spool slower and the aircraft accelerates slower. This caused an unnecessary reject with associated issues.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757-200 CREW HAD THE TKOF CLRNC CANCELED AFTER THE ATCT LCL CTLR WAS CONCERNED WITH LNDG TFC SEPARATION ON A XING RWY.

Narrative: CLRED FOR TKOF THEN TKOF CLRNC CANCELLED. FIRST CALL TO CANCEL PARTIALLY BLOCKED. MAIN ISSUE IS THAT TWR CLRED US FOR TKOF WITH TOO CLOSE INTERVAL TO OTHER LNDG TFC ON XING RWY. TWR TRIED TO BLAME US FOR NOT DEPARTING FAST ENOUGH. IN HOT CONDITIONS ENGS SPOOL SLOWER AND THE ACFT ACCELERATES SLOWER. THIS CAUSED AN UNNECESSARY REJECT WITH ASSOCIATED ISSUES.

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.