Flight crew of a B737-500 forgot to complete the after start checklist prior to takeoff causing the generators not to be on line during takeoff. The captain noticed the error after lift- off.

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Attributes
ACN	383260
Time
Date	199710
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-500
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	other other : other pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	383260
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : overcame equipment problem
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On pushback ramp control had us pushed into the middle of a large group of aircraft. The ground crew were rushing to disconnect from the aircraft and leave. Meanwhile ramp control was rushing us to turn out and clear the area. This caused us to rush and omit the after start checklist. The error was not caught until after lift-off at which time I saw that the generators were not on line. I corrected the situation and completed the items necessary. Also the error was not caught, or was not vocalized by the first officer or either jump seat rider.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF A B737-500 FORGOT TO COMPLETE THE AFTER START CHKLIST PRIOR TO TKOF CAUSING THE GENERATORS NOT TO BE ON LINE DURING TKOF. THE CAPT NOTICED THE ERROR AFTER LIFT- OFF.

Narrative: ON PUSHBACK RAMP CTL HAD US PUSHED INTO THE MIDDLE OF A LARGE GROUP OF ACFT. THE GND CREW WERE RUSHING TO DISCONNECT FROM THE ACFT AND LEAVE. MEANWHILE RAMP CTL WAS RUSHING US TO TURN OUT AND CLR THE AREA. THIS CAUSED US TO RUSH AND OMIT THE AFTER START CHKLIST. THE ERROR WAS NOT CAUGHT UNTIL AFTER LIFT-OFF AT WHICH TIME I SAW THAT THE GENERATORS WERE NOT ON LINE. I CORRECTED THE SIT AND COMPLETED THE ITEMS NECESSARY. ALSO THE ERROR WAS NOT CAUGHT, OR WAS NOT VOCALIZED BY THE FO OR EITHER JUMP SEAT RIDER.

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.