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Flight crew taxied from gate for takeoff with some passenger meal trays down which would cause interference if an aircraft evacuate/evacuation was necessary.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 345820 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199608 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : stl |
| State Reference | MO |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : lga |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | 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 : 230 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 345820 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Flight departed gate to allow arrival aircraft into gate. ZKC radar went down and no takeoffs were allowed. Several aircraft were positioned at various places around the airport. It ws reported that it could possibly take an hour or more to be released to takeoff. After parking and shutting down our engines we decided to serve the passenger their meals on ground while we waited, as the flight time to the destination was short and it was dinner time. We served the meal and after about 30 mins the airport was opened and flts began departing. We were cleared to taxi toward the takeoff runway and had several aircraft behind us. We delayed taxi for about 10 mins to pick up trays before taxiing but then I decided to taxi to allow aircraft behind us to pass us. We then stopped again and finished picking up trays and secured the galley and then took off. Had a normal flight. After takeoff I considered the far about tray tables being down when departing the gate and the possible hazard if we had to evacuate/evacuation during the taxi phase. I have ridden as a passenger on flts that have served drinks when a long delay occurred with some tray tables down. After thinking about this event I have determined that tray tables should never be allowed down after departure in case of the need to evacuate/evacuation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC TAXIED FROM GATE FOR TKOF WITH SOME PAX MEAL TRAYS DOWN WHICH WOULD CAUSE INTERFERENCE IF AN ACFT EVAC WAS NECESSARY.
Narrative: FLT DEPARTED GATE TO ALLOW ARR ACFT INTO GATE. ZKC RADAR WENT DOWN AND NO TKOFS WERE ALLOWED. SEVERAL ACFT WERE POSITIONED AT VARIOUS PLACES AROUND THE ARPT. IT WS RPTED THAT IT COULD POSSIBLY TAKE AN HR OR MORE TO BE RELEASED TO TKOF. AFTER PARKING AND SHUTTING DOWN OUR ENGS WE DECIDED TO SERVE THE PAX THEIR MEALS ON GND WHILE WE WAITED, AS THE FLT TIME TO THE DEST WAS SHORT AND IT WAS DINNER TIME. WE SERVED THE MEAL AND AFTER ABOUT 30 MINS THE ARPT WAS OPENED AND FLTS BEGAN DEPARTING. WE WERE CLRED TO TAXI TOWARD THE TKOF RWY AND HAD SEVERAL ACFT BEHIND US. WE DELAYED TAXI FOR ABOUT 10 MINS TO PICK UP TRAYS BEFORE TAXIING BUT THEN I DECIDED TO TAXI TO ALLOW ACFT BEHIND US TO PASS US. WE THEN STOPPED AGAIN AND FINISHED PICKING UP TRAYS AND SECURED THE GALLEY AND THEN TOOK OFF. HAD A NORMAL FLT. AFTER TKOF I CONSIDERED THE FAR ABOUT TRAY TABLES BEING DOWN WHEN DEPARTING THE GATE AND THE POSSIBLE HAZARD IF WE HAD TO EVAC DURING THE TAXI PHASE. I HAVE RIDDEN AS A PAX ON FLTS THAT HAVE SERVED DRINKS WHEN A LONG DELAY OCCURRED WITH SOME TRAY TABLES DOWN. AFTER THINKING ABOUT THIS EVENT I HAVE DETERMINED THAT TRAY TABLES SHOULD NEVER BE ALLOWED DOWN AFTER DEP IN CASE OF THE NEED TO EVAC.
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.