An A320 flight crew is rushed to takeoff, resulting in takeoff with the #2 generator off.

Attributes
ACN	580893
Time
Date	200304
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord.airport
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ord.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground : taxi ground : takeoff roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	580893
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

We were doing a single engine taxi out of the gate area. Ground gave us a quick taxi to runway 32L T10 for an immediate takeoff and switched us to tower. I proceeded to start #2 and did the weights, gave the flight attendants the prepare for takeoff, and did my flight control check. We took the runway with the before takeoff checklist still in progress. I looked at the overhead panel to make sure all lights were out and they were, but due to a malfunctioning switch which was written up, I didn't see that the #2 generator was off. We continued the takeoff roll with checklist in progress and finished at about 80 KTS. Got ECAM after takeoff indicating #2 generator off and turned it back on. We continued the flight normally.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN A320 FLT CREW IS RUSHED TO TKOF, RESULTING IN TKOF WITH THE #2 GENERATOR OFF.

Narrative: WE WERE DOING A SINGLE ENG TAXI OUT OF THE GATE AREA. GND GAVE US A QUICK TAXI TO RWY 32L T10 FOR AN IMMEDIATE TKOF AND SWITCHED US TO TWR. I PROCEEDED TO START #2 AND DID THE WTS, GAVE THE FLT ATTENDANTS THE PREPARE FOR TKOF, AND DID MY FLT CTL CHK. WE TOOK THE RWY WITH THE BEFORE TKOF CHKLIST STILL IN PROGRESS. I LOOKED AT THE OVERHEAD PANEL TO MAKE SURE ALL LIGHTS WERE OUT AND THEY WERE, BUT DUE TO A MALFUNCTIONING SWITCH WHICH WAS WRITTEN UP, I DIDN'T SEE THAT THE #2 GENERATOR WAS OFF. WE CONTINUED THE TKOF ROLL WITH CHKLIST IN PROGRESS AND FINISHED AT ABOUT 80 KTS. GOT ECAM AFTER TKOF INDICATING #2 GENERATOR OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON. WE CONTINUED THE FLT NORMALLY.

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.