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Captain reported that a new takeoff checklist policy could result in departure delays and interfere with ATC departure sequencing at sfo.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1526300 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201803 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | SFO.Airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
At sfo; the ATIS says to have performance numbers ready for both parallel runways. Depending on arrival traffic spacing; ATC often assigns a last-minute runway change for departure. This worked well in the past and it expedited traffic. Now that we are required to re-read the before takeoff checklist in its entirety after programming a runway change; any potential time saved by issuing a last-minute runway change is likely lost because we won't be ready to depart for several minutes. Can you please share our new 'read the entire checklist again' policy with the fine folks at the tower? They need to know about our policy so they can plan accordingly and don't just think we're being obstinate. Thanks.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Captain reported that a new Takeoff Checklist policy could result in departure delays and interfere with ATC departure sequencing at SFO.
Narrative: At SFO; the ATIS says to have performance numbers ready for both parallel runways. Depending on arrival traffic spacing; ATC often assigns a last-minute runway change for departure. This worked well in the past and it expedited traffic. Now that we are required to re-read the before takeoff checklist in its entirety after programming a runway change; any potential time saved by issuing a last-minute runway change is likely lost because we won't be ready to depart for several minutes. Can you please share our new 'read the entire checklist again' policy with the fine folks at the Tower? They need to know about our policy so they can plan accordingly and don't just think we're being obstinate. Thanks.
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.