<< >> NASA ASRS Report 839899, June 2009

An air carrier flight crew on takeoff role at V1 observed a truck crossing their runway downfield and elected to continue departure.

Attributes
ACN	839899
Time
Date	200906
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	BOS.Airport
State Reference	MA
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Person 2
Function	Pilot Not Flying First Officer
Qualification	Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine
Events
Anomaly	Ground Event / Encounter Vehicle

Narrative:

The following incident occurred this morning at bos. Normal operation; taxied out to runway 15R - performed appropriate checklist. We were cleared for takeoff by ATC; toga power; as we accelerated down runway for takeoff we noticed a light truck approaching and then crossing the runway; I had made the comment 'what is he doing' at this same time we had reached V1 and proceeded with a normal rotation and standard departure.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An air carrier flight crew on takeoff role at V1 observed a truck crossing their runway downfield and elected to continue departure.

Narrative: The following incident occurred this morning at BOS. Normal operation; taxied out to Runway 15R - performed appropriate checklist. We were cleared for takeoff by ATC; TOGA power; as we accelerated down runway for takeoff we noticed a light truck approaching and then crossing the runway; I had made the comment 'what is he doing' at this same time we had reached V1 and proceeded with a normal rotation and standard departure.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.