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B737-300 flight attendant reported failure to lower girt bar into place on departure because of a distraction. The error was discovered in flight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1095857 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201306 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Emergency Exit |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Flight Attendant (On Duty) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Flying 'a' position; I placed the red flag over the view window; but did not lower the girt bar in place. Shortly after 10;000 feet we got up to do service and it was then that the 'C' flight attendant noticed it was still up and she lowered it. My thoughts were momentarily distracted by something I learned during ground time. That said; I need to [be] vigilant in keeping focused on completing the arming procedure and not allow my thoughts to be distracted at this very important moment. I am terribly sorry as I take my responsibility flying the position very serious and will work very hard to never allow this to happen again.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-300 Flight Attendant reported failure to lower girt bar into place on departure because of a distraction. The error was discovered in flight.
Narrative: Flying 'A' position; I placed the red flag over the view window; but did not lower the girt bar in place. Shortly after 10;000 feet we got up to do service and it was then that the 'C' Flight Attendant noticed it was still up and she lowered it. My thoughts were momentarily distracted by something I learned during ground time. That said; I need to [be] vigilant in keeping focused on completing the arming procedure and not allow my thoughts to be distracted at this very important moment. I am terribly sorry as I take my responsibility flying the position very serious and will work very hard to never allow this to happen again.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.