TKOF ABORTED; NO FLAPS.

Date: 1994-12 · Aircraft: Commercial Fixed Wing

Anomalies: aircraft-equipment-problem-critical|deviation-discrepancy-procedural-published-material-policy|other-unspecified

Synopsis

TKOF ABORTED; NO FLAPS.

Narrative

THIS IS A HUMAN FACTORS PROB. WE DIDN'T HAVE THE FLAPS IN THE TKOF POS WHEN WE WERE CLRED FOR TKOF. FLAPS ARE BOTH ON THE TAXI AND TKOF CHKLISTS. I READ THE TAXI CHKLIST BUT MUST HAVE FORGOTTEN THE FLAPS; IT WAS THE CAPT'S LEG TO FLY. 100-150 METERS BEFORE THE HOLD SHORT WE WERE CLRED FOR TKOF. NEITHER OF US CALLED FOR THE TKOF CHKLIST. ONCE XING THE HOLD SHORT; I BEGAN TO READ THE BEFORE TKOF CHKLIST. I ADVISED THE CAPT THE FLAPS WERE UP AND WE HAD NOT DONE A TKOF CHKLIST. I SUPPOSE HE DIDN'T HEAR ME. AS HE WAS ADDING TKOF PWR; WE GOT THE TKOF WARNING HORN. WE TAXIED OFF THE RWY; DID THE CHKLIST AND TOOK OFF. I WAS STARTLED I HAD NOT DONE MY DUTY. EVEN THOUGH THE BOOK SAYS THE CAPT WILL CALL FOR CHKLISTS ON THE GND; I'M THE ONE HOLDING IT IN MY HAND. IT'S STILL MY RESPONSIBILITY. I WAS EXTREMELY TIRED FROM NOT GETTING ANY SLEEP THE NIGHT BEFORE IN NYC. FIRE TRUCKS; POLICE CARS; ETC. I FELT A LITTLE GROGGY. ALSO; I'M TRYING TO DETERMINE IF MY RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE CAPT HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT. HE HAS 1.5 YRS TO RETIREMENT AND IS A NERVOUS NELLIE; A MICRO MGR; AND IS ALWAYS RUNNING THE FMS AND MODE CTL PANEL ON MY LEGS. NORMALLY IT DOESN'T BOTHER ME. BUT HE IS REALLY SHORT ON PATIENCE -- ALMOST LIKE FLYING SCARED. HE IS ALSO HAVING PHYSICAL STRESS FROM SINUS INFECTIONS CAUSED BY A DEVIATED SEPTUM. NORMALLY I WATCH OUT FOR GUYS LIKE HIM. I WANT TO HELP THEM GET TO RETIREMENT; BUT WITH FEELING SO TIRED I GUESS I LOST SOME MOTIVATION. THE PROB IS EASY TO FIX: WHEN TIRED; USE MORE SELF DISCIPLINE. ESPECIALLY ON A 2 MAN CREW; TELL THE OTHER GUY WHAT YOU WANT HIM TO DO. NO SURPRISES; NO STRESS. READ THE CHKLIST. I WASN'T GOING TO LET HIM TAKE OFF. I TOLD HIM TO ABORT; WE WERE BARELY ROLLING. THAT TIME HE HEARD ME.

Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.