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Checklist use by air carrier crew deficient in that pretkof alert not issued to cabin attendant. Takeoff performed with cabin attendant standing in aisle.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 245437 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199307 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : azo |
| State Reference | MI |
| 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 ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 3700 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 245437 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Takeoff was rushed due to short taxi time. In the process I failed to announce 'flight attendants, prepare for departure.' the aft flight attendant came up later to let me know that she was up when we started takeoff roll. Besides the rush and short taxi, concerns over the company's threats to declare bankruptcy and furlough me had my mind where it shouldn't have been -- worrying about my job, not flying. The FAA worries about everything else concerning safety, but pays no attention to the effect of financial problems at a carrier. The threats and intimidation by management are at least as dangerous to flying safety as lack of a sterile cockpit, but nobody seems to care.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CHKLIST USE BY ACR CREW DEFICIENT IN THAT PRETKOF ALERT NOT ISSUED TO CABIN ATTENDANT. TKOF PERFORMED WITH CABIN ATTENDANT STANDING IN AISLE.
Narrative: TKOF WAS RUSHED DUE TO SHORT TAXI TIME. IN THE PROCESS I FAILED TO ANNOUNCE 'FLT ATTENDANTS, PREPARE FOR DEP.' THE AFT FLT ATTENDANT CAME UP LATER TO LET ME KNOW THAT SHE WAS UP WHEN WE STARTED TKOF ROLL. BESIDES THE RUSH AND SHORT TAXI, CONCERNS OVER THE COMPANY'S THREATS TO DECLARE BANKRUPTCY AND FURLOUGH ME HAD MY MIND WHERE IT SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN -- WORRYING ABOUT MY JOB, NOT FLYING. THE FAA WORRIES ABOUT EVERYTHING ELSE CONCERNING SAFETY, BUT PAYS NO ATTN TO THE EFFECT OF FINANCIAL PROBS AT A CARRIER. THE THREATS AND INTIMIDATION BY MGMNT ARE AT LEAST AS DANGEROUS TO FLYING SAFETY AS LACK OF A STERILE COCKPIT, BUT NOBODY SEEMS TO CARE.
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.