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An air carrier departs without emergency medical kit even though its absence was noted during preflight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 495710 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200012 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bna.airport |
| State Reference | TN |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Weather Elements | Ice |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : multi engine pilot : private pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 5000 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence : company policies other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Following overnight in bna, reported to aircraft at XA30L. The first officer reported emergency medical kit missing from its normal place during his cockpit preflight. I stated that sometimes operations people bring emergency medical kits inside during very cold WX and that I would call and have it brought out, prior to push. The flight was very full and we had to deice as well. In all of the rush, I forgot to call and we departed. On arrival in mem, we discovered our error. I called maintenance. They said to simply put it in the logbook and they would bring another emergency medical kit. I should have called as soon as it was brought to my attention and then followed up on it before we left. I should also not have let myself get rushed, which contributed to my forgetting.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR DEPARTS WITHOUT EMER MEDICAL KIT EVEN THOUGH ITS ABSENCE WAS NOTED DURING PREFLT.
Narrative: FOLLOWING OVERNIGHT IN BNA, RPTED TO ACFT AT XA30L. THE FO RPTED EMER MEDICAL KIT MISSING FROM ITS NORMAL PLACE DURING HIS COCKPIT PREFLT. I STATED THAT SOMETIMES OPS PEOPLE BRING EMER MEDICAL KITS INSIDE DURING VERY COLD WX AND THAT I WOULD CALL AND HAVE IT BROUGHT OUT, PRIOR TO PUSH. THE FLT WAS VERY FULL AND WE HAD TO DEICE AS WELL. IN ALL OF THE RUSH, I FORGOT TO CALL AND WE DEPARTED. ON ARR IN MEM, WE DISCOVERED OUR ERROR. I CALLED MAINT. THEY SAID TO SIMPLY PUT IT IN THE LOGBOOK AND THEY WOULD BRING ANOTHER EMER MEDICAL KIT. I SHOULD HAVE CALLED AS SOON AS IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTN AND THEN FOLLOWED UP ON IT BEFORE WE LEFT. I SHOULD ALSO NOT HAVE LET MYSELF GET RUSHED, WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO MY FORGETTING.
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.