Air carrier continues takeoff after notified that a galley cart was loose.

Attributes
ACN	169021
Time
Date	199101
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hnl
State Reference	HI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : crp
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	169021
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 9600 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	168917
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Cleared for immediate takeoff as turning on runway 22L hnl. Traffic on short final behind us. Power was set for takeoff. Aircraft rolling when F/a called cockpit and made vague statement about galley module being unlocked. Sterile cockpit light was on and no emergency situation was described. In light of circumstances continued takeoff. Galley cart came out and was restrained by F/a's. Ff/a had earlier reported cabin as secure and ready for takeoff.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR CONTINUES TKOF AFTER NOTIFIED THAT A GALLEY CART WAS LOOSE.

Narrative: CLRED FOR IMMEDIATE TKOF AS TURNING ON RWY 22L HNL. TFC ON SHORT FINAL BEHIND US. PWR WAS SET FOR TKOF. ACFT ROLLING WHEN F/A CALLED COCKPIT AND MADE VAGUE STATEMENT ABOUT GALLEY MODULE BEING UNLOCKED. STERILE COCKPIT LIGHT WAS ON AND NO EMER SITUATION WAS DESCRIBED. IN LIGHT OF CIRCUMSTANCES CONTINUED TKOF. GALLEY CART CAME OUT AND WAS RESTRAINED BY F/A'S. FF/A HAD EARLIER RPTED CABIN AS SECURE AND READY FOR TKOF.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.