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Flight crew of light transport neglects to turn on transponder on takeoff. Tower queries them and it is turned on promptly.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 379840 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199709 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ord |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1500 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ord |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 9800 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 379840 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
While acting as PIC on flight, after departing ord, the tower controller asked us if we had our transponder on. Upon seeing that it was off I said 'no, but it is now' as I turned it on. Apparently, the first officer missed it on the checklist and I failed to notice it before takeoff.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF LTT NEGLECTS TO TURN ON XPONDER ON TKOF. TWR QUERIES THEM AND IT IS TURNED ON PROMPTLY.
Narrative: WHILE ACTING AS PIC ON FLT, AFTER DEPARTING ORD, THE TWR CTLR ASKED US IF WE HAD OUR XPONDER ON. UPON SEEING THAT IT WAS OFF I SAID 'NO, BUT IT IS NOW' AS I TURNED IT ON. APPARENTLY, THE FO MISSED IT ON THE CHKLIST AND I FAILED TO NOTICE IT BEFORE TKOF.
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.