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Flight crew distracted by a cabin attendant ringing the bell to talk with the flight crew on final approach. Audible interference.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 296390 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199502 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : stl |
| State Reference | MO |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 1000 agl bound upper : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : stl |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 7000 |
| ASRS Report | 296390 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Male flight attendant rang the cockpit call bell 5 times on short final approach to a busy airport during a peak use time. 1 ring of the bell was followed by 4 quick rings (the emergency signal). There was no reason for this ringing of the bells and a distraction was created at a critical time. This was an inexperienced (4 month) flight attendant and seemed to have no appreciation for the seriousness of his actions. No explanation for or motivation for this incident can be given except for childish 'game playing.' it would seem that far's 91.8 and 121.542B were violated by the flight attendant.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC DISTRACTED BY A CABIN ATTENDANT RINGING THE BELL TO TALK WITH THE FLC ON FINAL APCH. AUDIBLE INTERFERENCE.
Narrative: MALE FLT ATTENDANT RANG THE COCKPIT CALL BELL 5 TIMES ON SHORT FINAL APCH TO A BUSY ARPT DURING A PEAK USE TIME. 1 RING OF THE BELL WAS FOLLOWED BY 4 QUICK RINGS (THE EMER SIGNAL). THERE WAS NO REASON FOR THIS RINGING OF THE BELLS AND A DISTR WAS CREATED AT A CRITICAL TIME. THIS WAS AN INEXPERIENCED (4 MONTH) FLT ATTENDANT AND SEEMED TO HAVE NO APPRECIATION FOR THE SERIOUSNESS OF HIS ACTIONS. NO EXPLANATION FOR OR MOTIVATION FOR THIS INCIDENT CAN BE GIVEN EXCEPT FOR CHILDISH 'GAME PLAYING.' IT WOULD SEEM THAT FAR'S 91.8 AND 121.542B WERE VIOLATED BY THE FLT ATTENDANT.
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.