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An MD88 on taxi to the gate after landing a cabin flight attendant advised the flight crew the fasten seat belt signs were not illuminated. Caused by switch inadvertently left in 'off' position.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 415737 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199809 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cmh |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-88 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 79 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 58 |
| ASRS Report | 415737 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 565 |
| ASRS Report | 414520 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
During approach to cmh, oh. All checklists for descent, approach, and before landing were accomplished in the normal sequence with no omissions. There was WX in the vicinity of columbus, which required aircraft flight path deviation to circumnav isolated areas en route to the airport. While maneuvering for the arrival, one checklist step on the checklist (approach checklist) requires the no smoking/chime switch to be cycled. It was during this step that the seat belt light switch was inadvertently switched off. The aircraft landed and taxied to the gate uneventfully. At no time during the approach, landing, or taxi phases did a passenger get up.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD88 ON TAXI TO THE GATE AFTER LNDG A CABIN FLT ATTENDANT ADVISED THE FLC THE FASTEN SEAT BELT SIGNS WERE NOT ILLUMINATED. CAUSED BY SWITCH INADVERTENTLY LEFT IN 'OFF' POS.
Narrative: DURING APCH TO CMH, OH. ALL CHKLISTS FOR DSCNT, APCH, AND BEFORE LNDG WERE ACCOMPLISHED IN THE NORMAL SEQUENCE WITH NO OMISSIONS. THERE WAS WX IN THE VICINITY OF COLUMBUS, WHICH REQUIRED ACFT FLT PATH DEV TO CIRCUMNAV ISOLATED AREAS ENRTE TO THE ARPT. WHILE MANEUVERING FOR THE ARR, ONE CHKLIST STEP ON THE CHKLIST (APCH CHKLIST) REQUIRES THE NO SMOKING/CHIME SWITCH TO BE CYCLED. IT WAS DURING THIS STEP THAT THE SEAT BELT LIGHT SWITCH WAS INADVERTENTLY SWITCHED OFF. THE ACFT LANDED AND TAXIED TO THE GATE UNEVENTFULLY. AT NO TIME DURING THE APCH, LNDG, OR TAXI PHASES DID A PAX GET UP.
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.