Takeoff PA announcement not heard by cabin crew.

Attributes
ACN	546994
Time
Date	200205
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sju.airport
State Reference	PR
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi ground : takeoff roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	546994
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe cabin event other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : cab 3
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Cabin Crew Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Taxied to runway 8. Listened to purser finish PA. Started to make takeoff PA. Immediately realized I was on ATC. Made a comment that got first officer's attention. He watched me select PA and make takeoff PA. It sounded like it sent through ok to me. After another min or 2, landing traffic cleared runway and we were cleared for takeoff. I made takeoff chime and we departed. Later it was reported to me that takeoff PA was not heard in back. Some of the flight attendants were not seated as we began takeoff roll. Apparently flight attendant #4 fell as he tried to reach his seat. Do not know how to prevent this situation other than changing procedure to call purser to insure takeoff PA was heard prior to taking off.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TKOF PA ANNOUNCEMENT NOT HEARD BY CABIN CREW.

Narrative: TAXIED TO RWY 8. LISTENED TO PURSER FINISH PA. STARTED TO MAKE TKOF PA. IMMEDIATELY REALIZED I WAS ON ATC. MADE A COMMENT THAT GOT FO'S ATTN. HE WATCHED ME SELECT PA AND MAKE TKOF PA. IT SOUNDED LIKE IT SENT THROUGH OK TO ME. AFTER ANOTHER MIN OR 2, LNDG TFC CLRED RWY AND WE WERE CLRED FOR TKOF. I MADE TKOF CHIME AND WE DEPARTED. LATER IT WAS RPTED TO ME THAT TKOF PA WAS NOT HEARD IN BACK. SOME OF THE FLT ATTENDANTS WERE NOT SEATED AS WE BEGAN TKOF ROLL. APPARENTLY FLT ATTENDANT #4 FELL AS HE TRIED TO REACH HIS SEAT. DO NOT KNOW HOW TO PREVENT THIS SIT OTHER THAN CHANGING PROC TO CALL PURSER TO INSURE TKOF PA WAS HEARD PRIOR TO TAKING OFF.

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.