Service difficulty report · Lever · Boeing 737809

Difficulty date
September 30, 2010
Submitted
October 1, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N18610
Make and model
Boeing 737809
Aircraft serial
29105
Aircraft time
31,946 hours, 13,777 cycles
Part
Lever
Condition
Out Of Position
Location
Speed Brake
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W, J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

(B-18610) RTO DUE TO TAKEOFF WARNING SOUND. TAKEOFF WARNING HORN SOUNDED AFTER PUSHING TO/GA SWITCH, ACFT REJECTED TAKEOFF. SPEED BRAKE LEVER WAS FOUND NOT IN DOWN POSITION PROPERLY. THE GROUND SPEED WAS 10 KNOTS WHEN RTO. SPEED BRAKE WAS THEN FULLY PUSHED DOWN AND CONTINUED TO TAKEOFF WITH NO WARNING. RTO INSP FOUND NORMAL AFTER ACFT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE.