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ATR72 captain reported neglecting to turn off a cell phone that rang just prior to takeoff.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1573375 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201808 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | ATR 72 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
We were holding short awaiting take off clearance from tower. About the same time we received our takeoff clearance; my phone began to ring as I had inadvertently neglected to turn it off prior to starting the aircraft. I asked the first officer (first officer) to tell the tower we needed more time; and with the parking brake engaged; I switched the phone off. Afterwards; we told the tower we were ok to go; and we received a subsequent clearance to depart the airport. The remainder of the flight proceeded normally. I regret my lack of attention in securing my phone prior to departure.several other carriers have added 'cell phones off' to their preflight checklists; and that may be helpful for us.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ATR72 Captain reported neglecting to turn off a cell phone that rang just prior to takeoff.
Narrative: We were holding short awaiting take off clearance from tower. About the same time we received our takeoff clearance; my phone began to ring as I had inadvertently neglected to turn it off prior to starting the aircraft. I asked the FO (First Officer) to tell the Tower we needed more time; and with the parking brake engaged; I switched the phone off. Afterwards; we told the Tower we were ok to go; and we received a subsequent clearance to depart the airport. The remainder of the flight proceeded normally. I regret my lack of attention in securing my phone prior to departure.Several other carriers have added 'CELL PHONES OFF' to their preflight checklists; and that may be helpful for us.
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.