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B757 flight crew experiences a failure of the first officer's airspeed indicator during takeoff and the takeoff is rejected by the captain. Mach airspeed indicator was found to be defective and was replaced by maintenance.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 998781 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201203 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Airspeed Indicator |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Flying |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 50 Flight Crew Total 4000 Flight Crew Type 1000 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe |
Narrative:
At 80 KTS captain called '80 KTS.' on crosscheck; first officer's side airspeed indicator read 0 with an as flag. I replied negative; captain called for reject; assumed control of aircraft. Reject was announced over radio. Aircraft was cleared off runway and returned to ramp for maintenance. Maximum observed ground speed was reported by jumpseater to be 110 KTS.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757 flight crew experiences a failure of the First Officer's airspeed indicator during takeoff and the takeoff is rejected by the Captain. Mach airspeed indicator was found to be defective and was replaced by Maintenance.
Narrative: At 80 KTS Captain called '80 KTS.' On crosscheck; First Officer's side airspeed indicator read 0 with an AS flag. I replied negative; Captain called for reject; assumed control of aircraft. Reject was announced over radio. Aircraft was cleared off runway and returned to ramp for maintenance. Maximum observed ground speed was reported by jumpseater to be 110 KTS.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.