An air carrier medium large transport took off without doing the safety demonstration.

Attributes
ACN	238320
Time
Date	199304
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lit
State Reference	AR
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground : preflight 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 : 225 flight time total : 5500 flight time type : 3500
ASRS Report	238320
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 2200
ASRS Report	238465
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Taxi time from the gate until runway 22R is about 8 mins. I failed to warn the flight attendants of the short taxi time, but most begin their safety demonstrations immediately after pushback. Approaching the runway, I listened for the flight attendant briefing and hearing none, I assumed that they were finished. I made my 'prepare for takeoff PA,' and we took off 3 mins later. The flight attendants never called to say that they were not prepared. As a result, we took off without the safety demonstration. The obvious lessons for me are to warn the flight attendants of short taxi times and to listen for the PA despite the heavy workload (checklists and taxi instructions and crew briefings) during short taxies.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR MLG TOOK OFF WITHOUT DOING THE SAFETY DEMONSTRATION.

Narrative: TAXI TIME FROM THE GATE UNTIL RWY 22R IS ABOUT 8 MINS. I FAILED TO WARN THE FLT ATTENDANTS OF THE SHORT TAXI TIME, BUT MOST BEGIN THEIR SAFETY DEMONSTRATIONS IMMEDIATELY AFTER PUSHBACK. APCHING THE RWY, I LISTENED FOR THE FLT ATTENDANT BRIEFING AND HEARING NONE, I ASSUMED THAT THEY WERE FINISHED. I MADE MY 'PREPARE FOR TKOF PA,' AND WE TOOK OFF 3 MINS LATER. THE FLT ATTENDANTS NEVER CALLED TO SAY THAT THEY WERE NOT PREPARED. AS A RESULT, WE TOOK OFF WITHOUT THE SAFETY DEMONSTRATION. THE OBVIOUS LESSONS FOR ME ARE TO WARN THE FLT ATTENDANTS OF SHORT TAXI TIMES AND TO LISTEN FOR THE PA DESPITE THE HVY WORKLOAD (CHKLISTS AND TAXI INSTRUCTIONS AND CREW BRIEFINGS) DURING SHORT TAXIES.

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.