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B737 pilot is concerned that the pre takeoff contamination check is flawed and poses a distraction to the flight crew.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 771488 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200801 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Weather Elements | other |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| ASRS Report | 771488 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather Aircraft Company |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
Narrative:
This report is about what I feel is a safety and security issue which is the pretkof contamination check. The check accomplishes nothing; is a poor procedure; and I can see better from the cockpit window of the guppy. It is a safety concern because it creates a rush of procedures at a very critical time of operation. I am rushed to get myself belted back in; seat adjusted; headset back on; and do the final items checklist all while ATC is harping for us to get going and the captain does the engine run-up. By the time we are rolling down the runway; my head is by no means caught up to the aircraft and I am still partly an observer. The check accomplishes nothing as I cannot see through the cabin windows and the 'loss of gloss' check does not work in real world situations. Security is also an issue for obvious reasons during the crew member position exchange. If safety is of the utmost importance; which from my perspective it is; put someone in a bucket at the departure end of the runways that all airlines can use to do the final check.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737 PLT IS CONCERNED THAT THE PRE TAKEOFF CONTAMINATION CHECK IS FLAWED AND POSES A DISTRACTION TO THE FLT CREW.
Narrative: THIS RPT IS ABOUT WHAT I FEEL IS A SAFETY AND SECURITY ISSUE WHICH IS THE PRETKOF CONTAMINATION CHK. THE CHK ACCOMPLISHES NOTHING; IS A POOR PROC; AND I CAN SEE BETTER FROM THE COCKPIT WINDOW OF THE GUPPY. IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE IT CREATES A RUSH OF PROCS AT A VERY CRITICAL TIME OF OP. I AM RUSHED TO GET MYSELF BELTED BACK IN; SEAT ADJUSTED; HEADSET BACK ON; AND DO THE FINAL ITEMS CHKLIST ALL WHILE ATC IS HARPING FOR US TO GET GOING AND THE CAPT DOES THE ENG RUN-UP. BY THE TIME WE ARE ROLLING DOWN THE RWY; MY HEAD IS BY NO MEANS CAUGHT UP TO THE ACFT AND I AM STILL PARTLY AN OBSERVER. THE CHK ACCOMPLISHES NOTHING AS I CANNOT SEE THROUGH THE CABIN WINDOWS AND THE 'LOSS OF GLOSS' CHK DOES NOT WORK IN REAL WORLD SITUATIONS. SECURITY IS ALSO AN ISSUE FOR OBVIOUS REASONS DURING THE CREW MEMBER POS EXCHANGE. IF SAFETY IS OF THE UTMOST IMPORTANCE; WHICH FROM MY PERSPECTIVE IT IS; PUT SOMEONE IN A BUCKET AT THE DEP END OF THE RWYS THAT ALL AIRLINES CAN USE TO DO THE FINAL CHK.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 2009 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.