Narrative:

During the cabin preflight, the flight attendants informed the captain that the floor track lighting and aft emergency lights were inoperative. The captain chose to ignore the flight attendants and told the customer service representatives to board the aircraft and we would have them fixed in ZZZ. These items are no go items, but he insisted on going. He did not request my input nor acknowledge my input when given.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BAE146 CAPT DELIBERATELY OPERATED ACFT WITH INOP EMER FLOOR LIGHTING AND INOP EMER EXIT LIGHTING.

Narrative: DURING THE CABIN PREFLT, THE FLT ATTENDANTS INFORMED THE CAPT THAT THE FLOOR TRACK LIGHTING AND AFT EMER LIGHTS WERE INOP. THE CAPT CHOSE TO IGNORE THE FLT ATTENDANTS AND TOLD THE CUSTOMER SVC REPRESENTATIVES TO BOARD THE ACFT AND WE WOULD HAVE THEM FIXED IN ZZZ. THESE ITEMS ARE NO GO ITEMS, BUT HE INSISTED ON GOING. HE DID NOT REQUEST MY INPUT NOR ACKNOWLEDGE MY INPUT WHEN GIVEN.

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.