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Incorrect flap set 'V' speeds selected by first officer before takeoff. Cites lack of placard in aircraft prevented PIC from catching error.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 200235 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199201 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : san |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 1600 |
| ASRS Report | 200235 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I mistakenly used flaps 1 chart to compute V speeds for a flaps 5 takeoff. Fortunately we were light and loaded (approximately 90000 pounds). Captain did not catch the error since light weight flaps 1 speeds were approximately what we would expect for flaps 5 speeds. To correct, recommend V speeds chart placarded in all air carrier X airlines airplanes.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: INCORRECT FLAP SET 'V' SPDS SELECTED BY FO BEFORE TKOF. CITES LACK OF PLACARD IN ACFT PREVENTED PIC FROM CATCHING ERROR.
Narrative: I MISTAKENLY USED FLAPS 1 CHART TO COMPUTE V SPDS FOR A FLAPS 5 TKOF. FORTUNATELY WE WERE LIGHT AND LOADED (APPROX 90000 POUNDS). CAPT DID NOT CATCH THE ERROR SINCE LIGHT WT FLAPS 1 SPDS WERE APPROX WHAT WE WOULD EXPECT FOR FLAPS 5 SPDS. TO CORRECT, RECOMMEND V SPDS CHART PLACARDED IN ALL ACR X AIRLINES AIRPLANES.
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.