An ERJ170 captain left his cell phone on the center pedestal near the thrust levers. During takeoff ...

Narrative:

On takeoff roll; after moving the power levers full forward; I noticed one of the power levers was not at toga. I tried advancing the levers manually to toga position; but the associated power lever did not move. At this time we got the yellow EICAS message of engine tla not toga. I called the abort and aborted the takeoff immediately. The speed was between 60-65 KTS. After exiting the runway; I noticed that it was my cell phone that caused the power levers to not advance. I contacted dispatch and maintenance control; told them what happened and after consulting with them; continued with the flight without incident. All QRH procedures were performed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An ERJ170 Captain left his cell phone on the center pedestal near the thrust levers. During takeoff the EICAS alerted ENG TLA NOT TOGA. The takeoff was rejected; the cell phone was discovered; removed and the flight departed normally.

Narrative: On takeoff roll; after moving the power levers full forward; I noticed one of the power levers was not at TOGA. I tried advancing the levers manually to TOGA position; but the associated power lever did not move. At this time we got the yellow EICAS message of ENG TLA NOT TOGA. I called the abort and aborted the takeoff immediately. The speed was between 60-65 KTS. After exiting the runway; I noticed that it was my cell phone that caused the power levers to not advance. I contacted Dispatch and Maintenance Control; told them what happened and after consulting with them; continued with the flight without incident. All QRH procedures were performed.

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	894780
Time
Date	201006
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	EMB ERJ 170/175 ER&LR
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)
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

An ERJ170 captain left his cell phone on the center pedestal near the thrust levers. During takeoff the EICAS alerted engine tla not toga. The takeoff was rejected; the cell phone was discovered; removed and the flight departed normally.