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Air carrier made with APU operating. Check pilot was occupying the first officer seat and failed to complete the checklist by turning off the APU prior to takeoff.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 345900 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199608 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : acy |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 1000 agl bound upper : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : acy tower : dbq |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer observation : company check pilot oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 330 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 4000 |
| ASRS Report | 345900 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Forgot to turn off APU prior to takeoff. This occurred as I was non flying check airman. This occurred due to high workload. Swap of seats from left to right different flows cause the mental lapse. This is unacceptable, must find way to make sure APU or other items are connected. The flows allow one to get in good habit patterns, but make it difficult to change when changing seat.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR MADE WITH APU OPERATING. CHECK PLT WAS OCCUPYING THE FO SEAT AND FAILED TO COMPLETE THE CHKLIST BY TURNING OFF THE APU PRIOR TO TKOF.
Narrative: FORGOT TO TURN OFF APU PRIOR TO TKOF. THIS OCCURRED AS I WAS NON FLYING CHK AIRMAN. THIS OCCURRED DUE TO HIGH WORKLOAD. SWAP OF SEATS FROM L TO R DIFFERENT FLOWS CAUSE THE MENTAL LAPSE. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE, MUST FIND WAY TO MAKE SURE APU OR OTHER ITEMS ARE CONNECTED. THE FLOWS ALLOW ONE TO GET IN GOOD HABIT PATTERNS, BUT MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO CHANGE WHEN CHANGING SEAT.
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.