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B737 captain reports arriving at the aircraft 29 minutes prior to departure due to transportation issues to find the aircraft half boarded and the lead flight attendant requesting the power be turned on. The battery switch was off; emergency exit lights were not armed and they could not make PA's with the power off.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1209067 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201409 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 200 Flight Crew Total 22600 Flight Crew Type 6000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
Transportation service arrived 15 minutes late combining 4 crews; 8 crew members; from 2 van times. We arrived to the aircraft 25-29 minutes before departure. Aircraft was more than half boarded. The first thing flight attendant said as we stepped on the aircraft was could you turn the power on in the galley. The battery switch was off; emergency exit lights were not armed. They would not be able to make pas with the power off and only the ground service being powered.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737 Captain reports arriving at the aircraft 29 minutes prior to departure due to transportation issues to find the aircraft half boarded and the lead Flight Attendant requesting the power be turned on. The battery switch was off; emergency exit lights were not armed and they could not make PA's with the power off.
Narrative: Transportation service arrived 15 minutes late combining 4 crews; 8 crew members; from 2 van times. We arrived to the aircraft 25-29 minutes before departure. Aircraft was more than half boarded. The first thing flight attendant said as we stepped on the aircraft was could you turn the power on in the galley. The battery switch was off; emergency exit lights were not armed. They would not be able to make PAs with the power off and only the ground service being powered.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.