A B757-200 captain's airspeed indicator was seen not responding at the 80 KT takeoff check. The take...

Narrative:

It appeared to be a normal takeoff. As captain it was my leg to fly. After cleared for takeoff; normal litany used and standard power selected. As I checked the power; the aircraft accelerated normally and the first officer called 80 KTS. At this time I noticed my airspeed indicator was reading zero so I aborted. The abort was normal and we agreed that the maximum speed attained was approximately 85 KTS. After the airplane stopped; I made a PA to the passengers and flight attendants that we aborted takeoff due to a failed airspeed indicator and that we would taxi back to the gate and to please be patient. We cleared the runway and referred to the brake cooling chart. We determined a 5 minute cooling was required. We held off the runway for 5 minutes and coordinated with ATC; ramp for a gate and I called dispatch to give them a heads up. I also called to coordinate maintenance for assistance. I wrote up the problem in the logbook and was met at the gate shortly thereafter by maintenance. They verified that the captain's airspeed indicator was indeed inoperative; so they coordinated for a new airspeed gauge. I also requested a maximum effort braking maintenance and maintenance agreed. I let the passengers deplane to the terminal for coffee; approximately 1 to 1.5 hours later; maintenance was complete and the passengers were re-boarded and we continued our journey.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757-200 Captain's airspeed indicator was seen not responding at the 80 KT takeoff check. The takeoff was aborted and the aircraft returned to the gate for maintenance.

Narrative: It appeared to be a normal takeoff. As Captain it was my leg to fly. After cleared for takeoff; normal litany used and standard power selected. As I checked the power; the aircraft accelerated normally and the First Officer called 80 KTS. At this time I noticed my airspeed indicator was reading zero so I aborted. The abort was normal and we agreed that the maximum speed attained was approximately 85 KTS. After the airplane stopped; I made a PA to the passengers and Flight Attendants that we aborted takeoff due to a failed airspeed indicator and that we would taxi back to the gate and to please be patient. We cleared the runway and referred to the brake cooling chart. We determined a 5 minute cooling was required. We held off the runway for 5 minutes and coordinated with ATC; ramp for a gate and I called Dispatch to give them a heads up. I also called to coordinate maintenance for assistance. I wrote up the problem in the logbook and was met at the gate shortly thereafter by maintenance. They verified that the Captain's airspeed indicator was indeed inoperative; so they coordinated for a new airspeed gauge. I also requested a maximum effort braking maintenance and maintenance agreed. I let the passengers deplane to the terminal for coffee; approximately 1 to 1.5 hours later; maintenance was complete and the passengers were re-boarded and we continued our journey.

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.

Attributes
ACN	889225
Time
Date	201005
Local Time Of Day	0001-0600
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Airspeed Indicator
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe

A B757-200 captain's airspeed indicator was seen not responding at the 80 KT takeoff check. The takeoff was aborted and the aircraft returned to the gate for maintenance.