<< >> NASA ASRS Report 782647, March 2008

B737NG flight attendant is informed by co-worker that he has been improperly briefing the use of life vest lights on ng aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	782647
Time
Date	200803
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
ASRS Report	782647
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : company policies non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : 2
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Cabin Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Cabin Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

It was pointed out to me by a fellow crew member that I have been incorrectly reciting the portion of the safety announcement with regard to the safety light on the life vests on the B737NG. I have been omitting the phrase 'if there is a yellow tab on the front of the vest; remove the tab to turn on the safety light.' for some reason; I thought that the light's power source automatically activated in water and no longer required that a tab be pulled prior to activation. Upon careful review of the announcement text I have; of course; found this to be incorrect. I will take the necessary steps to impart the correct information to our passenger in the future. I have also re-read the flight attendant manual to re-familiarize myself with the correct procedure for use of the life vests.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737NG FLT ATTENDANT IS INFORMED BY CO-WORKER THAT HE HAS BEEN IMPROPERLY BRIEFING THE USE OF LIFE VEST LIGHTS ON NG ACFT.

Narrative: IT WAS POINTED OUT TO ME BY A FELLOW CREW MEMBER THAT I HAVE BEEN INCORRECTLY RECITING THE PORTION OF THE SAFETY ANNOUNCEMENT WITH REGARD TO THE SAFETY LIGHT ON THE LIFE VESTS ON THE B737NG. I HAVE BEEN OMITTING THE PHRASE 'IF THERE IS A YELLOW TAB ON THE FRONT OF THE VEST; REMOVE THE TAB TO TURN ON THE SAFETY LIGHT.' FOR SOME REASON; I THOUGHT THAT THE LIGHT'S PWR SOURCE AUTOMATICALLY ACTIVATED IN WATER AND NO LONGER REQUIRED THAT A TAB BE PULLED PRIOR TO ACTIVATION. UPON CAREFUL REVIEW OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT TEXT I HAVE; OF COURSE; FOUND THIS TO BE INCORRECT. I WILL TAKE THE NECESSARY STEPS TO IMPART THE CORRECT INFO TO OUR PAX IN THE FUTURE. I HAVE ALSO RE-READ THE FLT ATTENDANT MANUAL TO RE-FAMILIARIZE MYSELF WITH THE CORRECT PROC FOR USE OF THE LIFE VESTS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.