A B737-200 flight crew is noted, by a deadheading captain, to perform a rolling takeoff without flap...

Attributes
ACN	594075
Time
Date	200309
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cvg.airport
State Reference	KY
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : takeoff roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	observation : passenger other personnel other
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 21000
ASRS Report	594075
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : tkof confign warning other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : pax 1
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I'm a crew member with another major carrier. On the date listed above, I filled out the paperwork to ride jumpseat/available seat in back on another carrier from cvg. The crew was running late due to a maintenance problem with another aircraft. After a brief introduction and identify check, the captain invited me to situation in the cabin. I took a seat (window) on aircraft's left -- 2 rows aft of the emergency exit row. The crew cranked the right engine on pushback, after disconnect, pwred up more than usual to taxi, and while taxiing cranked the left engine. A crew member requested the flight attendants be seated, and we taxied on the runway. Having arose myself at XA50 for the commute, I wasn't paying much attention to their operation until they pushed the power up for takeoff and at the same time, the jack screw started to extend takeoff flaps! This crew did not make any effort to abort the takeoff as the flaps reached takeoff position at approximately 80-100 KTS! Obviously, the takeoff warning horn saved all aboard from a terrible mishap. Not being on the flight deck, I can only assume that the crew didn't complete the before takeoff checklist. Additional unbelievable events included the crew continuing the takeoff roll while the flaps extended, rather than following procedure and exiting the runway to examine why they got a takeoff warning horn in the first place. As I exited the aircraft, no mention was made of the event. In the days of CRM and checklist compliance, it's pretty difficult to believe an event like this would take place.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-200 FLT CREW IS NOTED, BY A DEADHEADING CAPT, TO PERFORM A ROLLING TKOF WITHOUT FLAPS BEING EXTENDED UNTIL AFTER THROTTLE ADVANCEMENT, EXTENDING FULLY AROUND 90 KTS AT CVG, KY.

Narrative: I'M A CREW MEMBER WITH ANOTHER MAJOR CARRIER. ON THE DATE LISTED ABOVE, I FILLED OUT THE PAPERWORK TO RIDE JUMPSEAT/AVAILABLE SEAT IN BACK ON ANOTHER CARRIER FROM CVG. THE CREW WAS RUNNING LATE DUE TO A MAINT PROB WITH ANOTHER ACFT. AFTER A BRIEF INTRODUCTION AND IDENT CHK, THE CAPT INVITED ME TO SIT IN THE CABIN. I TOOK A SEAT (WINDOW) ON ACFT'S L -- 2 ROWS AFT OF THE EMER EXIT ROW. THE CREW CRANKED THE R ENG ON PUSHBACK, AFTER DISCONNECT, PWRED UP MORE THAN USUAL TO TAXI, AND WHILE TAXIING CRANKED THE L ENG. A CREW MEMBER REQUESTED THE FLT ATTENDANTS BE SEATED, AND WE TAXIED ON THE RWY. HAVING AROSE MYSELF AT XA50 FOR THE COMMUTE, I WASN'T PAYING MUCH ATTN TO THEIR OP UNTIL THEY PUSHED THE PWR UP FOR TKOF AND AT THE SAME TIME, THE JACK SCREW STARTED TO EXTEND TKOF FLAPS! THIS CREW DID NOT MAKE ANY EFFORT TO ABORT THE TKOF AS THE FLAPS REACHED TKOF POS AT APPROX 80-100 KTS! OBVIOUSLY, THE TKOF WARNING HORN SAVED ALL ABOARD FROM A TERRIBLE MISHAP. NOT BEING ON THE FLT DECK, I CAN ONLY ASSUME THAT THE CREW DIDN'T COMPLETE THE BEFORE TKOF CHKLIST. ADDITIONAL UNBELIEVABLE EVENTS INCLUDED THE CREW CONTINUING THE TKOF ROLL WHILE THE FLAPS EXTENDED, RATHER THAN FOLLOWING PROC AND EXITING THE RWY TO EXAMINE WHY THEY GOT A TKOF WARNING HORN IN THE FIRST PLACE. AS I EXITED THE ACFT, NO MENTION WAS MADE OF THE EVENT. IN THE DAYS OF CRM AND CHKLIST COMPLIANCE, IT'S PRETTY DIFFICULT TO BELIEVE AN EVENT LIKE THIS WOULD TAKE PLACE.

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.

A B737-200 flight crew is noted, by a deadheading captain, to perform a rolling takeoff without flaps being extended until after throttle advancement, extending fully around 90 KTS at cvg, ky.