Takeoff delayed, air carrier large transport taxies clear of runway for landing traffic.

Attributes
ACN	233840
Time
Date	199302
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tpa
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	ground : holding ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 19000 flight time type : 14000
ASRS Report	233840
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 110 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	233731
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

As part of flight attendant briefing, told flight attendant in charge we needed overwater briefing. (Flying tpa-dfw, using J-58 over gulf). Taxi out was relatively short (gate to runway 28R). Flight engineer had to hesitate waiting for flight attendant to finish her briefing. Then called for flight attendants to prepare cabin for takeoff. Cleared 'position and hold,' later 'cleared for takeoff, aircraft on final.' caught between rock and hard place, flight attendants not getting takeoff preparations finished, and aircraft on final and closing. Seems like flight attendant in tourist delayed by uncooperative passenger, and flight attendant in charge up front waiting on flight attendant in back. Finally, had to advise tower unable to takeoff, and we taxied clear. Flight attendants are not educated to and do not understand 'prepare for takeoff' means right now! Flight crew is too busy to monitor progress of flight attendants. Problem is exacerbated when flight attendants are making their PA in several languages, and pilots and flight attendant in charge do not speak the second language. Educate crews that overwater and second language briefings do not legally have to be performed prior to takeoff. Let flight attendants fly orientation flts on jump seat and learn about problems pilots encounter as result of flight attendant non performance.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TKOF DELAYED, ACR LGT TAXIES CLR OF RWY FOR LNDG TFC.

Narrative: AS PART OF FLT ATTENDANT BRIEFING, TOLD FLT ATTENDANT IN CHARGE WE NEEDED OVERWATER BRIEFING. (FLYING TPA-DFW, USING J-58 OVER GULF). TAXI OUT WAS RELATIVELY SHORT (GATE TO RWY 28R). FE HAD TO HESITATE WAITING FOR FLT ATTENDANT TO FINISH HER BRIEFING. THEN CALLED FOR FLT ATTENDANTS TO PREPARE CABIN FOR TKOF. CLRED 'POS AND HOLD,' LATER 'CLRED FOR TKOF, ACFT ON FINAL.' CAUGHT BTWN ROCK AND HARD PLACE, FLT ATTENDANTS NOT GETTING TKOF PREPARATIONS FINISHED, AND ACFT ON FINAL AND CLOSING. SEEMS LIKE FLT ATTENDANT IN TOURIST DELAYED BY UNCOOPERATIVE PAX, AND FLT ATTENDANT IN CHARGE UP FRONT WAITING ON FLT ATTENDANT IN BACK. FINALLY, HAD TO ADVISE TWR UNABLE TO TKOF, AND WE TAXIED CLR. FLT ATTENDANTS ARE NOT EDUCATED TO AND DO NOT UNDERSTAND 'PREPARE FOR TKOF' MEANS RIGHT NOW! FLC IS TOO BUSY TO MONITOR PROGRESS OF FLT ATTENDANTS. PROB IS EXACERBATED WHEN FLT ATTENDANTS ARE MAKING THEIR PA IN SEVERAL LANGUAGES, AND PLTS AND FLT ATTENDANT IN CHARGE DO NOT SPEAK THE SECOND LANGUAGE. EDUCATE CREWS THAT OVERWATER AND SECOND LANGUAGE BRIEFINGS DO NOT LEGALLY HAVE TO BE PERFORMED PRIOR TO TKOF. LET FLT ATTENDANTS FLY ORIENTATION FLTS ON JUMP SEAT AND LEARN ABOUT PROBS PLTS ENCOUNTER AS RESULT OF FLT ATTENDANT NON PERFORMANCE.

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.