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A BAE146 flight attendant report on the captain's acceptance of the aircraft with inoperative floor exit and door exit lights for a daylight flight to den, co.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 523484 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200108 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sgt.airport |
| State Reference | MO |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : dfw.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | BAe 146 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 attendant : on duty oversight : flight attendant in charge |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 1000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 523484 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : company policies other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : cab 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Company Flight Crew Human Performance Cabin Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Preflight, I informed captain floor track lights in aft and 2 door emergency lights were not on. These items are 'no-go' items. He opted to go anyway to den. That to me shows little regard to passenger safety as well as mine!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A BAE146 FLT ATTENDANT RPT ON THE CAPT'S ACCEPTANCE OF THE ACFT WITH INOP FLOOR EXIT AND DOOR EXIT LIGHTS FOR A DAYLIGHT FLT TO DEN, CO.
Narrative: PREFLT, I INFORMED CAPT FLOOR TRACK LIGHTS IN AFT AND 2 DOOR EMER LIGHTS WERE NOT ON. THESE ITEMS ARE 'NO-GO' ITEMS. HE OPTED TO GO ANYWAY TO DEN. THAT TO ME SHOWS LITTLE REGARD TO PAX SAFETY AS WELL AS MINE!
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.