An A321 ECAM alerted thrust levers not set after takeoff thrust was set. The takeoff was rejected at...

Narrative:

Takeoff on runway 25R full length. On application of flex takeoff power (flex temperature 35 C) at approximately 55 KIAS ECAM caution; 'thrust levers not set' appeared. Checked both thrust levers in mct/flex dent; ECAM message remained. Takeoff was aborted at approximately 55-60 KIAS; no auto brake activation occurred. Exited runway having informed tower of rejected takeoff; called maintenance and returned to gate. System malfunction; maintenance informed me of a bite test indicating fadec or eec problem. SOP regarding rejected takeoff worked well without incident; no passenger alarm due to low speed the rejected takeoff occurred at. Aircraft was heavy; V1 was 160 KIAS; fortunately the ECAM caution occurred at a far lower speed. When takeoff thrust was applied engines were developing full rated flex thrust as was verified by SOP procedures.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An A321 ECAM alerted THRUST LEVERS NOT SET after takeoff thrust was set. The takeoff was rejected at 60 KTS and after returning to the gate aircraft maintenance discovered a FADEC or EEC problem.

Narrative: Takeoff on Runway 25R full length. On application of FLEX takeoff power (FLEX temperature 35 C) at approximately 55 KIAS ECAM caution; 'THRUST LEVERS NOT SET' appeared. Checked both thrust levers in MCT/FLEX dent; ECAM message remained. Takeoff was aborted at approximately 55-60 KIAS; no auto brake activation occurred. Exited runway having informed Tower of rejected takeoff; called Maintenance and returned to gate. System malfunction; Maintenance informed me of a bite test indicating FADEC or EEC problem. SOP regarding rejected takeoff worked well without incident; no passenger alarm due to low speed the rejected takeoff occurred at. Aircraft was heavy; V1 was 160 KIAS; fortunately the ECAM caution occurred at a far lower speed. When takeoff thrust was applied engines were developing full rated FLEX thrust as was verified by SOP procedures.

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	909631
Time
Date	201009
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A321
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Engine Control
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

An A321 ECAM alerted thrust levers not set after takeoff thrust was set. The takeoff was rejected at 60 KTS and after returning to the gate aircraft maintenance discovered a fadec or eec problem.