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MD80 captain rejected takeoff at 100 KTS for left engine valve annunciation on the annunciator panel thinking it was a start valve.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 844080 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200907 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Pneumatic System - Indicating and Warning |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe |
Narrative:
At just below 100 KTS I saw a left engine valve annunciation on the eop. In my mind I thought it was referring to the start valve and initiated the abort before I realized my error. The abort was uneventful and a taxi back was done to inspect the brakes and to fix the offending valve. The eop is difficult to 'read' since the annunciation does not show up at an expected location as the regular annunciator panel where the location of the annunciation in the panel helps identify the malfunction. You have to speed read the eop to gain required critical information.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD80 Captain rejected takeoff at 100 KTS for left engine valve annunciation on the annunciator panel thinking it was a start valve.
Narrative: At just below 100 KTS I saw a left engine valve annunciation on the EOP. In my mind I thought it was referring to the start valve and initiated the abort before I realized my error. The abort was uneventful and a taxi back was done to inspect the brakes and to fix the offending valve. The EOP is difficult to 'read' since the annunciation does not show up at an expected location as the regular annunciator panel where the location of the annunciation in the panel helps identify the malfunction. You have to speed read the EOP to gain required critical information.
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.