Service difficulty report · Warning System · Boeing 7373S3

Difficulty date
July 16, 2005
Submitted
July 20, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N316AW
Make and model
Boeing 7373S3
Aircraft serial
23713
Aircraft time
59,794 hours, 36,970 cycles
Part
Warning System
Condition
False Activation
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
C

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING TAKEOFF RECIEVED TAKEOFF CONFIGURATION WARNING. ABORTED TAKEOFF. CREW TAXIED BACK AND DEPARTED NORMALLY. AWAITING SAFTEY EVENT REPORT, FROM PILOT, TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF T/O CONFIG WARNING AND SPEED THAT AIRCRAFT ABORTED T/O AT. THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURANCE OF A TAKEOFF CONFIGURATION WARNING WITH 72 HOURS, A FUP IS BEING GENERATED TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. FUP COMPLIED WITH & NO DEFECTS NOTED. RECIVED REPORT FROM PILOT. STATES THAT AFTER APPLYING T/O POWER RECIEVED CONFIG HORN, HADN'T EVEN BEGAN TO ROLL YET. AFTER THROTTLING BACK & PULLING OFF THE RUNWAY SAW SPEED BRAKE HANDLE SLIGHTLY ELEVATED. RESET SPEEDBRAKE HANDLE & ATTEMPTED T/O AGAIN. T/O WAS UNEVENTFUL. PILOT ERROR.

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