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Flight attendant report, MD80, iah-den, captain forgot to turn on light signal of sterile cockpit, flight attendant standing up for landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 441135 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199906 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : den.airport |
| State Reference | CO |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : den.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 6 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 1 flight attendant time total : 1 flight attendant time type : 20 |
| ASRS Report | 441135 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty oversight : flight attendant in charge |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event other non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies |
| Independent Detector | other other : cab1 |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Company Cabin Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
On the way to den, we were not given a sterile cockpit light. I was the first class flight attendant. We heard the landing gear voice in the cockpit. The flight attendant knocked on the cockpit door captain opened it and said in annoyed voice 'what?' he asked, 'are we on final?' captain yelled at him 'yes we are.' he replied 'oh, no blue light.' at this point, we began to really hustle to secure the galley. The first officer asked if we needed more time. The lead flight attendant said 'no' because he thought we could make it. We landed safely, but as flight attendant 'C' could not make it safely to the tail cone. I sat in the forward jump seat inboard, harnessed in. It is possible a disgruntled passenger may complain about this, due to we had no room for his child's car seat. We were all secure upon landing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT, MD80, IAH-DEN, CAPT FORGOT TO TURN ON LIGHT SIGNAL OF STERILE COCKPIT, FLT ATTENDANT STANDING UP FOR LNDG.
Narrative: ON THE WAY TO DEN, WE WERE NOT GIVEN A STERILE COCKPIT LIGHT. I WAS THE FIRST CLASS FLT ATTENDANT. WE HEARD THE LNDG GEAR VOICE IN THE COCKPIT. THE FLT ATTENDANT KNOCKED ON THE COCKPIT DOOR CAPT OPENED IT AND SAID IN ANNOYED VOICE 'WHAT?' HE ASKED, 'ARE WE ON FINAL?' CAPT YELLED AT HIM 'YES WE ARE.' HE REPLIED 'OH, NO BLUE LIGHT.' AT THIS POINT, WE BEGAN TO REALLY HUSTLE TO SECURE THE GALLEY. THE FO ASKED IF WE NEEDED MORE TIME. THE LEAD FLT ATTENDANT SAID 'NO' BECAUSE HE THOUGHT WE COULD MAKE IT. WE LANDED SAFELY, BUT AS FLT ATTENDANT 'C' COULD NOT MAKE IT SAFELY TO THE TAIL CONE. I SAT IN THE FORWARD JUMP SEAT INBOARD, HARNESSED IN. IT IS POSSIBLE A DISGRUNTLED PAX MAY COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS, DUE TO WE HAD NO ROOM FOR HIS CHILD'S CAR SEAT. WE WERE ALL SECURE UPON LNDG.
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.