Problems began early in the takeoff when the first officer, the pilot flying, had difficulty keeping the Boeing 737-800 tracking the runway centerline at Eindhoven (Netherlands) Airport the morning of June 4, 2010. He also saw an unusual airspeed-trend indication on his primary flight display (PFD). Shortly after the captain called “V1†and “rotate,†the nose began to lift on its own and move left and right.
The first officer pulled back the thrust levers, automatically activating the autobrake and speed brakes. The captain took the controls, per standard operating procedure (SOP), and completed the rejected takeoff (RTO). The 737 came to a stop 500 m (1,640 ft) from the end of the 3,000-m (9,843-ft) runway. There were no injuries or damage to the aircraft.
The first officer told investigators for the Dutch Safety Board (DSB) that he rejected the takeoff after V1 the maximum airspeed at which the first action should be taken to initiate an RTO â…
