MD80S aircraft during climb flight crew noticed seat belt sign not on. Either had been missed on checklist or inadvertently turned off when cycling the no smoking sign.

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Attributes
ACN	369850
Time
Date	199705
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	369850
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	369712
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
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:

Shortly after cycling the no smoking sign after takeoff, I noticed the seat belt sign switch was in the off position. We are not sure if it was accidentally clicked off when the no smoking sign was cycled, or if it was inadvertently missed during the before starting checklist due to maintenance distraction in the cockpit during that portion of the checklist.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80S ACFT DURING CLB FLC NOTICED SEAT BELT SIGN NOT ON. EITHER HAD BEEN MISSED ON CHKLIST OR INADVERTENTLY TURNED OFF WHEN CYCLING THE NO SMOKING SIGN.

Narrative: SHORTLY AFTER CYCLING THE NO SMOKING SIGN AFTER TKOF, I NOTICED THE SEAT BELT SIGN SWITCH WAS IN THE OFF POS. WE ARE NOT SURE IF IT WAS ACCIDENTALLY CLICKED OFF WHEN THE NO SMOKING SIGN WAS CYCLED, OR IF IT WAS INADVERTENTLY MISSED DURING THE BEFORE STARTING CHKLIST DUE TO MAINT DISTR IN THE COCKPIT DURING THAT PORTION OF THE CHKLIST.

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.