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B737 flight crew forgot to put the cockpit jump seat deployed prior to push back due to distraction of expecting to check rider credentials prior to takeoff. Error was caught just prior to takeoff.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 528207 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200110 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sfo.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-400 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : pushback |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 5500 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 528207 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : cockpit jump seat position. other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
The company has issued numerous security directives since sep/tue/01. The latest of which requires the flight deck jump seat to be deployed prior to push back. On this flight we had an offline jump seat rider and decided to leave the jump seat up to allow the jump seat rider easier access and space to the flight deck for checking of credentials. During taxi out we realized the jump seat had not been deployed, so the aircraft was stopped and the jump seat deployed prior to takeoff. The addition of 'jump seat -- deployed,' to the prior to push checklist would have avoided this situation. Especially considering the importance of the new security directives to flight safety and to help develop new habit patterns for flight crews.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737 FLC FORGOT TO PUT THE COCKPIT JUMP SEAT DEPLOYED PRIOR TO PUSH BACK DUE TO DISTRACTION OF EXPECTING TO CHECK RIDER CREDENTIALS PRIOR TO TKOF. ERROR WAS CAUGHT JUST PRIOR TO TKOF.
Narrative: THE COMPANY HAS ISSUED NUMEROUS SECURITY DIRECTIVES SINCE SEP/TUE/01. THE LATEST OF WHICH REQUIRES THE FLT DECK JUMP SEAT TO BE DEPLOYED PRIOR TO PUSH BACK. ON THIS FLT WE HAD AN OFFLINE JUMP SEAT RIDER AND DECIDED TO LEAVE THE JUMP SEAT UP TO ALLOW THE JUMP SEAT RIDER EASIER ACCESS AND SPACE TO THE FLT DECK FOR CHECKING OF CREDENTIALS. DURING TAXI OUT WE REALIZED THE JUMP SEAT HAD NOT BEEN DEPLOYED, SO THE ACFT WAS STOPPED AND THE JUMP SEAT DEPLOYED PRIOR TO TKOF. THE ADDITION OF 'JUMP SEAT -- DEPLOYED,' TO THE PRIOR TO PUSH CHECKLIST WOULD HAVE AVOIDED THIS SIT. ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE IMPORTANCE OF THE NEW SECURITY DIRECTIVES TO FLT SAFETY AND TO HELP DEVELOP NEW HABIT PATTERNS FOR FLT CREWS.
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.