Inoperative PA system on takeoff and cruise.

Attributes
ACN	187515
Time
Date	199108
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground : holding ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	187515
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

Although I made the required 'flight attendant's prepare for takeoff' PA it was not heard by the flight attendants. En route the required PA to use seat belts anytime seated was also not heard by passenger, as the PA system was inoperative without my knowledge. There is no requirement for the flight attendants to inform the captain when required PA's are not heard.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: INOP PA SYS ON TKOF AND CRUISE.

Narrative: ALTHOUGH I MADE THE REQUIRED 'FLT ATTENDANT'S PREPARE FOR TKOF' PA IT WAS NOT HEARD BY THE FLT ATTENDANTS. ENRTE THE REQUIRED PA TO USE SEAT BELTS ANYTIME SEATED WAS ALSO NOT HEARD BY PAX, AS THE PA SYS WAS INOP WITHOUT MY KNOWLEDGE. THERE IS NO REQUIREMENT FOR THE FLT ATTENDANTS TO INFORM THE CAPT WHEN REQUIRED PA'S ARE NOT HEARD.

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.