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B757-200 flight attendant was injured on takeoff roll, because she did not have time to take her seat after the flight crew takeoff announcement was given.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 569807 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200212 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : takeoff roll ground : position and hold |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 10000 |
| ASRS Report | 569807 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event other non adherence : far non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
To avoid a departure delay for arriving traffic at san jose del cabo, mexico, was cleared to expedite back taxi on runway 34 with clearance to takeoff upon reaching the end of the runway. At departure end, waited for the completion of the passenger briefing then made the 'flight attendant be seated' announcement and departed. A flight attendant failed to reach her flight attendant seat prior to takeoff and banged her arm and leg taking a passenger seat directly facing her normal seat. During flight, debriefed with the cabin crew. Although safety is the prime directive, reliability of schedules and company pressure constantly strive for supremacy. Corrective action -- always brief cabin crew concerning short taxi or other unusual circumstances keeping in mind that junior reserves do not have experience. Always keep safety first as in the big scheme of things, schedules are not important.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757-200 FLT ATTENDANT WAS INJURED ON TKOF ROLL, BECAUSE SHE DID NOT HAVE TIME TO TAKE HER SEAT AFTER THE FLC TKOF ANNOUNCEMENT WAS GIVEN.
Narrative: TO AVOID A DEP DELAY FOR ARRIVING TFC AT SAN JOSE DEL CABO, MEXICO, WAS CLRED TO EXPEDITE BACK TAXI ON RWY 34 WITH CLRNC TO TKOF UPON REACHING THE END OF THE RWY. AT DEP END, WAITED FOR THE COMPLETION OF THE PAX BRIEFING THEN MADE THE 'FLT ATTENDANT BE SEATED' ANNOUNCEMENT AND DEPARTED. A FLT ATTENDANT FAILED TO REACH HER FLT ATTENDANT SEAT PRIOR TO TKOF AND BANGED HER ARM AND LEG TAKING A PAX SEAT DIRECTLY FACING HER NORMAL SEAT. DURING FLT, DEBRIEFED WITH THE CABIN CREW. ALTHOUGH SAFETY IS THE PRIME DIRECTIVE, RELIABILITY OF SCHEDULES AND COMPANY PRESSURE CONSTANTLY STRIVE FOR SUPREMACY. CORRECTIVE ACTION -- ALWAYS BRIEF CABIN CREW CONCERNING SHORT TAXI OR OTHER UNUSUAL CIRCUMSTANCES KEEPING IN MIND THAT JUNIOR RESERVES DO NOT HAVE EXPERIENCE. ALWAYS KEEP SAFETY FIRST AS IN THE BIG SCHEME OF THINGS, SCHEDULES ARE NOT IMPORTANT.
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.