A B757-200 aborted takeoff because a passenger worried about a noise in the cabin. A normal departur...

Attributes
ACN	701324
Time
Date	200606
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
Weather Elements	other
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
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
ASRS Report	701324
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Independent Detector	other other : 3
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

While spooling up the engines for takeoff; we received an emergency call from one of the flight attendants. The flight attendant relayed that a passenger had declared an emergency in the cabin. The passenger heard noises in the sidewall of the aircraft and was yelling and dinging the call button. We stopped the takeoff at about 10-15 KTS; taxied off at the first available turnoff; and parked to investigate. I went back into the cabin; around row 13F and inquired what the passenger heard or saw. He stated he heard bubbling noises; and sounds of water or fuel hitting the side of the plane and running down. The captain ran the right engine up and some bubbling noises were heard coming from the air conditioning ducting behind the interior wall. I asked if the passenger wanted to be moved to another seat; as there were several around; to which the declined. We had to taxi to another runway as the wind had shifted. We departed without further fanfare. Subsequent flight was uneventful.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757-200 ABORTED TKOF BECAUSE A PAX WORRIED ABOUT A NOISE IN THE CABIN. A NORMAL DEP FOLLOWED THE CREW'S INVESTIGATION.

Narrative: WHILE SPOOLING UP THE ENGS FOR TKOF; WE RECEIVED AN EMER CALL FROM ONE OF THE FLT ATTENDANTS. THE FLT ATTENDANT RELAYED THAT A PAX HAD DECLARED AN EMER IN THE CABIN. THE PAX HEARD NOISES IN THE SIDEWALL OF THE ACFT AND WAS YELLING AND DINGING THE CALL BUTTON. WE STOPPED THE TKOF AT ABOUT 10-15 KTS; TAXIED OFF AT THE FIRST AVAILABLE TURNOFF; AND PARKED TO INVESTIGATE. I WENT BACK INTO THE CABIN; AROUND ROW 13F AND INQUIRED WHAT THE PAX HEARD OR SAW. HE STATED HE HEARD BUBBLING NOISES; AND SOUNDS OF WATER OR FUEL HITTING THE SIDE OF THE PLANE AND RUNNING DOWN. THE CAPT RAN THE R ENG UP AND SOME BUBBLING NOISES WERE HEARD COMING FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING DUCTING BEHIND THE INTERIOR WALL. I ASKED IF THE PAX WANTED TO BE MOVED TO ANOTHER SEAT; AS THERE WERE SEVERAL AROUND; TO WHICH THE DECLINED. WE HAD TO TAXI TO ANOTHER RWY AS THE WIND HAD SHIFTED. WE DEPARTED WITHOUT FURTHER FANFARE. SUBSEQUENT FLT WAS UNEVENTFUL.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.

A B757-200 aborted takeoff because a passenger worried about a noise in the cabin. A normal departure followed the crew's investigation.