Charter medium large transport started takeoff with cabin attendant still standing.

Attributes
ACN	193253
Time
Date	199110
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : geg
State Reference	WA
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
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 14000
ASRS Report	193253
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	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	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Captain unintentionally started takeoff roll without receiving flight attendant ready signal and with flight attendant still standing in aisle. Aircraft had back taxied on runway to takeoff position and flight attendant had been given 2 PA's to prepare for takeoff. Before takeoff checklist was completed noting cabin alert step not yet complete. After aircraft turned into takeoff position, first officer was queried whether flight attendant signal had been received and in some unknown manner captain received impression that it had been. Error came to captain's attention in conversation with flight attendant during flight. Reported to management by captain and allegedly by call to company from 1 or more passenger. Written and verbal reprimands. Occurrence related to other pilots.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CHARTER MLG STARTED TKOF WITH CABIN ATTENDANT STILL STANDING.

Narrative: CAPT UNINTENTIONALLY STARTED TKOF ROLL WITHOUT RECEIVING FLT ATTENDANT READY SIGNAL AND WITH FLT ATTENDANT STILL STANDING IN AISLE. ACFT HAD BACK TAXIED ON RWY TO TKOF POS AND FLT ATTENDANT HAD BEEN GIVEN 2 PA'S TO PREPARE FOR TKOF. BEFORE TKOF CHKLIST WAS COMPLETED NOTING CABIN ALERT STEP NOT YET COMPLETE. AFTER ACFT TURNED INTO TKOF POS, FO WAS QUERIED WHETHER FLT ATTENDANT SIGNAL HAD BEEN RECEIVED AND IN SOME UNKNOWN MANNER CAPT RECEIVED IMPRESSION THAT IT HAD BEEN. ERROR CAME TO CAPT'S ATTN IN CONVERSATION WITH FLT ATTENDANT DURING FLT. RPTED TO MGMNT BY CAPT AND ALLEGEDLY BY CALL TO COMPANY FROM 1 OR MORE PAX. WRITTEN AND VERBAL REPRIMANDS. OCCURRENCE RELATED TO OTHER PLTS.

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.