<< >> NASA ASRS Report 366008, April 1997

Cell phone use was forbidden in ground announcement at aus, tx. The flight encountered a number of aircraft equipment problems and had a delay for repairs at dfw.

Attributes
ACN	366008
Time
Date	199704
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : aus
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground : preflight landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	366008
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

During flight up to 20 passenger were using cell phones on the aircraft. The flight attendants informed the passenger of the restr use, although they continued to use them. In the cockpit the captain's ILS, radio altimeter, and primary flight display went out during the flight. One of the passenger we caught was mr X sitting in seat XXX. He was not the only one, but the only one we caught. The aircraft took approximately 1 hour delay to replace equipment and test the others. Cell phones are problems on aircraft and passenger do not seem to care about the restrs even when told.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CELL PHONE USE WAS FORBIDDEN IN GND ANNOUNCEMENT AT AUS, TX. THE FLT ENCOUNTERED A NUMBER OF ACFT EQUIP PROBS AND HAD A DELAY FOR REPAIRS AT DFW.

Narrative: DURING FLT UP TO 20 PAX WERE USING CELL PHONES ON THE ACFT. THE FLT ATTENDANTS INFORMED THE PAX OF THE RESTR USE, ALTHOUGH THEY CONTINUED TO USE THEM. IN THE COCKPIT THE CAPT'S ILS, RADIO ALTIMETER, AND PRIMARY FLT DISPLAY WENT OUT DURING THE FLT. ONE OF THE PAX WE CAUGHT WAS MR X SITTING IN SEAT XXX. HE WAS NOT THE ONLY ONE, BUT THE ONLY ONE WE CAUGHT. THE ACFT TOOK APPROX 1 HR DELAY TO REPLACE EQUIP AND TEST THE OTHERS. CELL PHONES ARE PROBS ON ACFT AND PAX DO NOT SEEM TO CARE ABOUT THE RESTRS EVEN WHEN TOLD.

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.