<< >> NASA ASRS Report 419610, November 1998

An mdt commercial fixed wing aircraft made a takeoff and climbed to 10000 ft with a passenger in the lavatory.

Attributes
ACN	419610
Time
Date	199811
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mdsd
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mdsd
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 2000 flight time type : 40
ASRS Report	419610
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Flight xyz out on time, normal checklists were being used. At the end of the runway, first officer made PA announcement, 'flight attendants prepare cabin for takeoff.' after the PA, cleared for takeoff. Upon reaching sterile cockpit altitude (10000 ft) the flight crew came in and told that somebody was in the bathroom during takeoff. Possible breakdown was that a flight attendant did not make a return call for 'ready for takeoff' and that we went ahead and took off anyway. Another possible breakdown is that the flight attendant did not notify the captain upon removing a passenger during taxi.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MDT COMMERCIAL FIXED WING ACFT MADE A TKOF AND CLBED TO 10000 FT WITH A PAX IN THE LAVATORY.

Narrative: FLT XYZ OUT ON TIME, NORMAL CHKLISTS WERE BEING USED. AT THE END OF THE RWY, FO MADE PA ANNOUNCEMENT, 'FLT ATTENDANTS PREPARE CABIN FOR TKOF.' AFTER THE PA, CLRED FOR TKOF. UPON REACHING STERILE COCKPIT ALT (10000 FT) THE FLC CAME IN AND TOLD THAT SOMEBODY WAS IN THE BATHROOM DURING TKOF. POSSIBLE BREAKDOWN WAS THAT A FLT ATTENDANT DID NOT MAKE A RETURN CALL FOR 'READY FOR TKOF' AND THAT WE WENT AHEAD AND TOOK OFF ANYWAY. ANOTHER POSSIBLE BREAKDOWN IS THAT THE FLT ATTENDANT DID NOT NOTIFY THE CAPT UPON REMOVING A PAX DURING TAXI.

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.