Publication deficiency reported by air carrier PIC.

Attributes
ACN	276387
Time
Date	199407
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sfo
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mex
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground : preflight landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 2200
ASRS Report	276387
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Chart Or Publication
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
Publication	Unspecified

Narrative:

Airlines implemented new checklists in all fleets in dec/93. These checklists were developed without any line pilot input. As a result, they are seriously flawed, and pilots have been writing on the checklists to remind them of important items that have been omitted because they are SOP. One item is the seat belt sign on the approach descent checklist. Response is to admonish crews for writing on the checklists, and no attempt is being made to rectify the omissions that cause crews to write on the checklists.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PUB DEFICIENCY RPTED BY ACR PIC.

Narrative: AIRLINES IMPLEMENTED NEW CHKLISTS IN ALL FLEETS IN DEC/93. THESE CHKLISTS WERE DEVELOPED WITHOUT ANY LINE PLT INPUT. AS A RESULT, THEY ARE SERIOUSLY FLAWED, AND PLTS HAVE BEEN WRITING ON THE CHKLISTS TO REMIND THEM OF IMPORTANT ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN OMITTED BECAUSE THEY ARE SOP. ONE ITEM IS THE SEAT BELT SIGN ON THE APCH DSCNT CHKLIST. RESPONSE IS TO ADMONISH CREWS FOR WRITING ON THE CHKLISTS, AND NO ATTEMPT IS BEING MADE TO RECTIFY THE OMISSIONS THAT CAUSE CREWS TO WRITE ON THE CHKLISTS.

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.