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DC10 flight crew failed to turn the rotating beacon and fasten seatbelt sign prior to taxi and takeoff.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 535998 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200201 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sea.airport |
| State Reference | WA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Weather Elements | Rain |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-10 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 535998 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : second officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 225 flight time total : 8500 flight time type : 2500 |
| ASRS Report | 535810 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : 4 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Cabin Crew Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Failed to do a 'before start' checklist before pushing back the plane. We had a slot time for our oceanic clearance and I was anxious to get going. Normal cues were in place. It was simply an oversight. The flow to do things such as turning on the beacon and seatbelt sign was also omitted. (Checklist comes after flow -- then do check.) I caught the beacon before taxiing onto the runway. Flight attendants notified us that the seatbelt sign was not on around 5000 ft on climb out. The first officer and so also missed doing the checklist. Lesson: follow SOP and don't rush!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DC10 FLC FAILED TO TURN THE ROTATING BEACON AND FASTEN SEATBELT SIGN PRIOR TO TAXI AND TKOF.
Narrative: FAILED TO DO A 'BEFORE START' CHKLIST BEFORE PUSHING BACK THE PLANE. WE HAD A SLOT TIME FOR OUR OCEANIC CLRNC AND I WAS ANXIOUS TO GET GOING. NORMAL CUES WERE IN PLACE. IT WAS SIMPLY AN OVERSIGHT. THE FLOW TO DO THINGS SUCH AS TURNING ON THE BEACON AND SEATBELT SIGN WAS ALSO OMITTED. (CHKLIST COMES AFTER FLOW -- THEN DO CHK.) I CAUGHT THE BEACON BEFORE TAXIING ONTO THE RWY. FLT ATTENDANTS NOTIFIED US THAT THE SEATBELT SIGN WAS NOT ON AROUND 5000 FT ON CLBOUT. THE FO AND SO ALSO MISSED DOING THE CHKLIST. LESSON: FOLLOW SOP AND DON'T RUSH!
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.