B737-800 captain discusses disruption to normal cockpit duties by intrusive raas announcements.

Attributes
ACN	806880
Time
Date	200801
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-400
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : takeoff roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time type : 8000
ASRS Report	806880
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Company Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Taking runway 16L at sea the raas announcement interfered with the takeoff checklist with the takeoff checklist; necessitating its repetition. Raas also interfered with hearing tower calls to other aircraft; thus reducing flight crew situational awareness. Get raas off our aircraft before it causes an incident or accident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-800 CAPTAIN DISCUSSES DISRUPTION TO NORMAL COCKPIT DUTIES BY INTRUSIVE RAAS ANNOUNCEMENTS.

Narrative: TAKING RWY 16L AT SEA THE RAAS ANNOUNCEMENT INTERFERED WITH THE TKOF CHKLIST WITH THE TKOF CHKLIST; NECESSITATING ITS REPETITION. RAAS ALSO INTERFERED WITH HEARING TWR CALLS TO OTHER ACFT; THUS REDUCING FLT CREW SITUATIONAL AWARENESS. GET RAAS OFF OUR ACFT BEFORE IT CAUSES AN INCIDENT OR ACCIDENT.

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.