Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 159; Flight Crew Type 3470
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe
Flight Crew Rejected Takeoff; Flight Crew Returned To Gate
Aircraft; Human Factors
On takeoff at 80 knots; no airspeed indication on Captain's side. Captain chose to abort takeoff. Normal aborted takeoff.  Turned off runway; stopped; and conferred with Dispatch and Maintenance. We were then instructed to taxi to the gate. We arrived at the gate without incidence and deplaned the aircraft.
On takeoff roll; after setting power; I looked at my airspeed indicator to make the '80-knot' call. This is when I realized it was not working so I looked over at the First Officer's airspeed indicator and we were approaching 80 knots. I elected to and called for the takeoff abort. We had an uneventful abort and cleared the runway. Tower asked for the reason for the abort and the First Officer told them it was an inop airspeed indicator. I stopped the aircraft when clear of the runway and called for 'flaps up.''' I discussed with the First Officer the maximum speed we attained and we decided it was around 120 knots. We checked brake cooling at this time. I briefed the Flight Attendants and Passengers. Dispatch was then notified and requested that we taxi to the gate and call them when we got there. We taxied uneventfully to the gate. Approximately 10 minutess after parking; the #1 tire went flat.
B737-300 flight crew reports rejecting a takeoff due to the Captain's airspeed indicator being inoperative. The inoperative indicator is detected at 80 knots; but the takeoff is rejected at 120 knots.