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A B747-400 first officer reports that his captain, who lives several mi from the airport, was using a cell phone with a remote microphone to give a 'running narrative of the flight's progress' during taxi before takeoff at lax, ca.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 495613 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200012 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lax.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B747-400 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi ground : position and hold |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| ASRS Report | 495613 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : company policies non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Throughout ground operations, including taxi out and possibly takeoff, captain was using a cell phone in the cockpit. He had a remote microphone and appeared to be giving a running narrative of our progress. It's unknown who he was talking to. But since the captain lives several mi from the airport, I suspect it was someone watching the takeoff. He neither asked the crew nor informed the crew of his intentions before or during the incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B747-400 FO RPTS THAT HIS CAPT, WHO LIVES SEVERAL MI FROM THE ARPT, WAS USING A CELL PHONE WITH A REMOTE MIKE TO GIVE A 'RUNNING NARRATIVE OF THE FLT'S PROGRESS' DURING TAXI BEFORE TKOF AT LAX, CA.
Narrative: THROUGHOUT GND OPS, INCLUDING TAXI OUT AND POSSIBLY TKOF, CAPT WAS USING A CELL PHONE IN THE COCKPIT. HE HAD A REMOTE MIKE AND APPEARED TO BE GIVING A RUNNING NARRATIVE OF OUR PROGRESS. IT'S UNKNOWN WHO HE WAS TALKING TO. BUT SINCE THE CAPT LIVES SEVERAL MI FROM THE ARPT, I SUSPECT IT WAS SOMEONE WATCHING THE TKOF. HE NEITHER ASKED THE CREW NOR INFORMED THE CREW OF HIS INTENTIONS BEFORE OR DURING THE INCIDENT.
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.