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An air carrier flight crew flying a B737 at hou reports failing to turn the rotating beacon on for engine start and taxi.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 449540 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199909 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : hou.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground : pushback ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 9500 |
| ASRS Report | 449540 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : company policies |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
After 6 takeoffs and lndgs, we were starting our 7TH leg from hou-msy. The last 4 legs were with an aircraft with an inoperative APU. Earlier in hou, we had problems with the air start unit and once again a problem. We ran our checklist and asked for air, but the unit would not start, so our ground people went to find a new ground start unit. We turned the anti-collision light off as we were unable to start the engines. It was hot outside and soon the aircraft was getting hot inside with 80+ passenger. After much confusion, the ground people brought a new unit to start the engines. In a hurry to start and get air conditioning to us and the passenger, my first officer forgot to turn the anti-collision light back on and we started the engines and taxied without the anti-collision light on. I only noticed this after takeoff as I checked the landing lights and noticed the light was off. I then turned the anti-collision light back on. I would guess the combination of heat and confusion on the ramp caused us to miss the light. Our procedure on the before start checklist is that it is done silently by the first officer as he checks duct pressure and anti-collision light. That silent checklist allowed me not to back him up.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR FLC FLYING A B737 AT HOU RPTS FAILING TO TURN THE ROTATING BEACON ON FOR ENG START AND TAXI.
Narrative: AFTER 6 TKOFS AND LNDGS, WE WERE STARTING OUR 7TH LEG FROM HOU-MSY. THE LAST 4 LEGS WERE WITH AN ACFT WITH AN INOP APU. EARLIER IN HOU, WE HAD PROBS WITH THE AIR START UNIT AND ONCE AGAIN A PROB. WE RAN OUR CHKLIST AND ASKED FOR AIR, BUT THE UNIT WOULD NOT START, SO OUR GND PEOPLE WENT TO FIND A NEW GND START UNIT. WE TURNED THE ANTI-COLLISION LIGHT OFF AS WE WERE UNABLE TO START THE ENGS. IT WAS HOT OUTSIDE AND SOON THE ACFT WAS GETTING HOT INSIDE WITH 80+ PAX. AFTER MUCH CONFUSION, THE GND PEOPLE BROUGHT A NEW UNIT TO START THE ENGS. IN A HURRY TO START AND GET AIR CONDITIONING TO US AND THE PAX, MY FO FORGOT TO TURN THE ANTI-COLLISION LIGHT BACK ON AND WE STARTED THE ENGS AND TAXIED WITHOUT THE ANTI-COLLISION LIGHT ON. I ONLY NOTICED THIS AFTER TKOF AS I CHKED THE LNDG LIGHTS AND NOTICED THE LIGHT WAS OFF. I THEN TURNED THE ANTI-COLLISION LIGHT BACK ON. I WOULD GUESS THE COMBINATION OF HEAT AND CONFUSION ON THE RAMP CAUSED US TO MISS THE LIGHT. OUR PROC ON THE BEFORE START CHKLIST IS THAT IT IS DONE SILENTLY BY THE FO AS HE CHKS DUCT PRESSURE AND ANTI-COLLISION LIGHT. THAT SILENT CHKLIST ALLOWED ME NOT TO BACK HIM 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.