Narrative:

At least 4 of us did not hear a 'prepare for landing' announcement from the cockpit. The language flight attendant and myself made the prepare cabin announcement on our own. We had to immediately be seated without completing safety checks. The doc box was by door 1L and I threw it down the 'hallway' towards the cockpit to get it out of the way. The lavatory doors were not locked and 1 flight attendant who had been in the lavatory barely made it to a nearby jumpseat (1L cross aisle). Her assigned jumpseat was 4L. Discussed the situation with the cockpit who claimed they did make the announcement. However; the person who said he made the announcement admitted that he did not verify that the PA went through (evidently; there is a display in the cockpit) because he was watching for traffic.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WHEN THE B777 FLT CREW FAILS TO MAKE 'PREPARE FOR LNDG' ANNOUNCEMENT CABIN ATTENDANTS FIND THEMSELVES SCURRYING FOR A JUMPSEAT.

Narrative: AT LEAST 4 OF US DID NOT HEAR A 'PREPARE FOR LNDG' ANNOUNCEMENT FROM THE COCKPIT. THE LANGUAGE FLT ATTENDANT AND MYSELF MADE THE PREPARE CABIN ANNOUNCEMENT ON OUR OWN. WE HAD TO IMMEDIATELY BE SEATED WITHOUT COMPLETING SAFETY CHKS. THE DOC BOX WAS BY DOOR 1L AND I THREW IT DOWN THE 'HALLWAY' TOWARDS THE COCKPIT TO GET IT OUT OF THE WAY. THE LAVATORY DOORS WERE NOT LOCKED AND 1 FLT ATTENDANT WHO HAD BEEN IN THE LAVATORY BARELY MADE IT TO A NEARBY JUMPSEAT (1L CROSS AISLE). HER ASSIGNED JUMPSEAT WAS 4L. DISCUSSED THE SITUATION WITH THE COCKPIT WHO CLAIMED THEY DID MAKE THE ANNOUNCEMENT. HOWEVER; THE PERSON WHO SAID HE MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT ADMITTED THAT HE DID NOT VERIFY THAT THE PA WENT THROUGH (EVIDENTLY; THERE IS A DISPLAY IN THE COCKPIT) BECAUSE HE WAS WATCHING FOR TFC.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.