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Multiple malfunction failures displayed by EICAS of B737-300 results in high energy rejected takeoff and alleged whiplash injury to female passenger.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 632409 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200409 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bos.airport |
| State Reference | MA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| 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 |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 130 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 1600 |
| ASRS Report | 632409 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical cabin event other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : overrode automation flight crew : rejected takeoff other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Passenger Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
During takeoff roll, master caution light illuminated and copilot began annunciating several system malfunction indications. Because of multiple system warnings, and relatively low speed, I rejected the takeoff. Rejected takeoff (maximum braking) automatically kicked in which I immediately deactivated. Did a minimal energy abort from then on as tower requested we taxi to end of runway to clear crossing runways in use. Complied with procedures for gen bus failure. After returning to gate, I was told that a female passenger had complained of whiplash and should sue the company.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MULTIPLE MALFUNCTION FAILURES DISPLAYED BY EICAS OF B737-300 RESULTS IN HIGH ENERGY REJECTED TKOF AND ALLEGED WHIPLASH INJURY TO FEMALE PAX.
Narrative: DURING TKOF ROLL, MASTER CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND COPLT BEGAN ANNUNCIATING SEVERAL SYS MALFUNCTION INDICATIONS. BECAUSE OF MULTIPLE SYS WARNINGS, AND RELATIVELY LOW SPD, I REJECTED THE TKOF. REJECTED TKOF (MAX BRAKING) AUTOMATICALLY KICKED IN WHICH I IMMEDIATELY DEACTIVATED. DID A MINIMAL ENERGY ABORT FROM THEN ON AS TWR REQUESTED WE TAXI TO END OF RWY TO CLR XING RWYS IN USE. COMPLIED WITH PROCS FOR GEN BUS FAILURE. AFTER RETURNING TO GATE, I WAS TOLD THAT A FEMALE PAX HAD COMPLAINED OF WHIPLASH AND SHOULD SUE THE COMPANY.
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.