Narrative:

I was captain of a B-727-200 on a lga-bos flight. Crew was on the 5TH leg of a 6 leg day. Approach to bos runway 4R was with strong overriding tailwinds to about 300 ft above the ground. This is not uncommon for landing on bos runways 4. The first officer was flying and working hard to get the aircraft slowed and down on GS from a high and fast position when approach clearance was received. Landing gear was extended about 9 mi from the runway and the 'before landing' checklist called for and I believed completed by the flight engineer. Company procedure calls for cycling the 'no smoking' switch 3 times (causing 3 cabin chimes) to signal cabin attendants that landing is close. This item only must have been missed. The flight engineer believed it was done and I believed the checklist complete, but challenge/response checklist procedure could not have been done correctly as this item was not noted by the cabin crew. As a result, the aircraft landed without proper cabin preparation and at least 1 cabin attendant not seated. The incident is noteworthy because this pilot prides himself on maintaining good coordination between cockpit and cabin as well as complying with all procedures. I believe this emphasizes that small things add up to problems. Being hurried on the approach, poor coordination among the 3 operating crew, and most important, not being specific enough on checklist use. This pilot will certainly increase his vigilance for the remainder of his career. Items to watch: checklist use, extra caution when being rushed, crew coordination at all times, possible fatigue factors on above items with long duty days.

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Title: CHKLIST USE FAILS TO INSURE ALL CABIN ATTENDANTS ARE SEATED FOR LNDG. AND THEY WEREN'T.

Narrative: I WAS CAPT OF A B-727-200 ON A LGA-BOS FLT. CREW WAS ON THE 5TH LEG OF A 6 LEG DAY. APCH TO BOS RWY 4R WAS WITH STRONG OVERRIDING TAILWINDS TO ABOUT 300 FT ABOVE THE GND. THIS IS NOT UNCOMMON FOR LNDG ON BOS RWYS 4. THE FO WAS FLYING AND WORKING HARD TO GET THE ACFT SLOWED AND DOWN ON GS FROM A HIGH AND FAST POS WHEN APCH CLRNC WAS RECEIVED. LNDG GEAR WAS EXTENDED ABOUT 9 MI FROM THE RWY AND THE 'BEFORE LNDG' CHKLIST CALLED FOR AND I BELIEVED COMPLETED BY THE FE. COMPANY PROC CALLS FOR CYCLING THE 'NO SMOKING' SWITCH 3 TIMES (CAUSING 3 CABIN CHIMES) TO SIGNAL CABIN ATTENDANTS THAT LNDG IS CLOSE. THIS ITEM ONLY MUST HAVE BEEN MISSED. THE FE BELIEVED IT WAS DONE AND I BELIEVED THE CHKLIST COMPLETE, BUT CHALLENGE/RESPONSE CHKLIST PROC COULD NOT HAVE BEEN DONE CORRECTLY AS THIS ITEM WAS NOT NOTED BY THE CABIN CREW. AS A RESULT, THE ACFT LANDED WITHOUT PROPER CABIN PREPARATION AND AT LEAST 1 CABIN ATTENDANT NOT SEATED. THE INCIDENT IS NOTEWORTHY BECAUSE THIS PLT PRIDES HIMSELF ON MAINTAINING GOOD COORD BTWN COCKPIT AND CABIN AS WELL AS COMPLYING WITH ALL PROCS. I BELIEVE THIS EMPHASIZES THAT SMALL THINGS ADD UP TO PROBS. BEING HURRIED ON THE APCH, POOR COORD AMONG THE 3 OPERATING CREW, AND MOST IMPORTANT, NOT BEING SPECIFIC ENOUGH ON CHKLIST USE. THIS PLT WILL CERTAINLY INCREASE HIS VIGILANCE FOR THE REMAINDER OF HIS CAREER. ITEMS TO WATCH: CHKLIST USE, EXTRA CAUTION WHEN BEING RUSHED, CREW COORD AT ALL TIMES, POSSIBLE FATIGUE FACTORS ON ABOVE ITEMS WITH LONG DUTY DAYS.

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.