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Air carrier captain laments the flight manual requirement to turn on the seat belt sign at transition level during descent. At some foreign destinations this results in very late seat belt illumination.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 974765 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201110 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | EHAM.TRACON |
| State Reference | FO |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Widebody Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Absent turbulence; the FAA-approved airplane flight manual requires seat belt sign illumination at transition altitude during descent. The transition altitude in the netherlands is usually 4;500 feet; leaving approximately 7 minutes before landing. I exercised my emergency authority in violating this hastily and ill-conceived procedure to ensure the safety of my passengers and crew.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air Carrier Captain laments the Flight Manual requirement to turn on the seat belt sign at transition level during descent. At some foreign destinations this results in very late seat belt illumination.
Narrative: Absent turbulence; the FAA-Approved Airplane Flight Manual requires seat belt sign illumination at transition altitude during descent. The transition altitude in the Netherlands is usually 4;500 feet; leaving approximately 7 minutes before landing. I exercised my emergency authority in violating this hastily and ill-conceived procedure to ensure the safety of my passengers and crew.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.