Medium large transport flight crew on short turn around forgets to complete before start checklist.

Attributes
ACN	246238
Time
Date	199307
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tpa
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ewr
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 146 flight time total : 15043 flight time type : 1587
ASRS Report	246238
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Had a 36 min turn at tpa. Very short layover in mia. Only chance to get something to eat was at tpa. Went via train to main terminal and went to taco bell express. Brought food back to aircraft. Found jetway locked. Had to get agent to open door. Had about 10 mins to get ATIS, clearance, prepare for departure and eat. I shoved food down my throat as fast as I could (great for digestion). I finished before we pushed. During taxi out, flight attendant called to remind us seat belt sign off. Captain turned sign on. We then realized captain forgot to call for before start (above the line -- we did below the line items prior to start) and I was so busy eating before departure that I didn't realize captain hadn't called for checklists. We ran the checklist at that time to verify we didn't miss anything else. I guess I just need to be more aware of what needs to be done even as I rush to eat.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG FLC ON SHORT TURN AROUND FORGETS TO COMPLETE BEFORE START CHKLIST.

Narrative: HAD A 36 MIN TURN AT TPA. VERY SHORT LAYOVER IN MIA. ONLY CHANCE TO GET SOMETHING TO EAT WAS AT TPA. WENT VIA TRAIN TO MAIN TERMINAL AND WENT TO TACO BELL EXPRESS. BROUGHT FOOD BACK TO ACFT. FOUND JETWAY LOCKED. HAD TO GET AGENT TO OPEN DOOR. HAD ABOUT 10 MINS TO GET ATIS, CLRNC, PREPARE FOR DEP AND EAT. I SHOVED FOOD DOWN MY THROAT AS FAST AS I COULD (GREAT FOR DIGESTION). I FINISHED BEFORE WE PUSHED. DURING TAXI OUT, FLT ATTENDANT CALLED TO REMIND US SEAT BELT SIGN OFF. CAPT TURNED SIGN ON. WE THEN REALIZED CAPT FORGOT TO CALL FOR BEFORE START (ABOVE THE LINE -- WE DID BELOW THE LINE ITEMS PRIOR TO START) AND I WAS SO BUSY EATING BEFORE DEP THAT I DIDN'T REALIZE CAPT HADN'T CALLED FOR CHKLISTS. WE RAN THE CHKLIST AT THAT TIME TO VERIFY WE DIDN'T MISS ANYTHING ELSE. I GUESS I JUST NEED TO BE MORE AWARE OF WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE EVEN AS I RUSH TO EAT.

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.