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A300 first officer reports rejected takeoff after thrust levers will not advance to takeoff thrust position.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 781625 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200804 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : takeoff roll |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 11 flight time total : 2600 flight time type : 11 |
| ASRS Report | 781265 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : company policies |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : rejected takeoff |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
During takeoff the first officer advanced the throttles and selected toga thrust. The captain took control of the throttles after the first officer selected toga thrust. Captain noticed that the throttles advanced and then started to bind. Feeling the throttles had not met their intended setting and a feeling of them binding; the captain attempted to advance the throttles manually but could push them no further. We rejected the takeoff at around 75 KTS. After clearing the runway the first officer noticed the speed cards just forward of the throttles. The crew deduced that the speed cards impeded the advancement of the throttles. Crew decided for a second takeoff event. Throttles moved smoothly to required takeoff thrust with normal acceleration. No further abnormalities. One way to prevent recurrence would be for the first officer to never set down the speed cards except on his right side.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A300 FO REPORTS RTO AFTER THRUST LEVERS WILL NOT ADVANCE TO TKOF THRUST POSITION.
Narrative: DURING TKOF THE FO ADVANCED THE THROTTLES AND SELECTED TOGA THRUST. THE CAPT TOOK CTL OF THE THROTTLES AFTER THE FO SELECTED TOGA THRUST. CAPT NOTICED THAT THE THROTTLES ADVANCED AND THEN STARTED TO BIND. FEELING THE THROTTLES HAD NOT MET THEIR INTENDED SETTING AND A FEELING OF THEM BINDING; THE CAPT ATTEMPTED TO ADVANCE THE THROTTLES MANUALLY BUT COULD PUSH THEM NO FURTHER. WE REJECTED THE TKOF AT AROUND 75 KTS. AFTER CLRING THE RWY THE FO NOTICED THE SPD CARDS JUST FORWARD OF THE THROTTLES. THE CREW DEDUCED THAT THE SPD CARDS IMPEDED THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE THROTTLES. CREW DECIDED FOR A SECOND TKOF EVENT. THROTTLES MOVED SMOOTHLY TO REQUIRED TKOF THRUST WITH NORMAL ACCELERATION. NO FURTHER ABNORMALITIES. ONE WAY TO PREVENT RECURRENCE WOULD BE FOR THE FO TO NEVER SET DOWN THE SPD CARDS EXCEPT ON HIS R SIDE.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.