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B777 flight attendants accept dispatch with many lights inoperative in the forward cabin; including seat belt; no smoking; and call chimes. The flight deck crew and maintenance applied pressure for the aircraft to be accepted in such a condition.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 835231 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200905 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B777-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Other Entire Flight |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Cabin Lighting |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Flight Attendant (On Duty) |
| Qualification | Flight Attendant Current |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural FAR |
Narrative:
The aircraft had a maintenance problem. Lights in first class and forward half of business class were inoperative except for gooseneck reading lights. Cockpit and maintenance workers pressured crew to go anyway. We agreed. No smoking and fasten seat belt lights inoperative also. Call chimes and lights also. It wasn't until we were in the air I realized if I had to do a cabin preparation for evacuation I would not be able to turn the cabin lights to bright. Boarding was during daylight but deplaning was dark and dangerous.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B777 flight attendants accept dispatch with many lights inoperative in the forward cabin; including seat belt; no smoking; and call chimes. The flight deck crew and maintenance applied pressure for the aircraft to be accepted in such a condition.
Narrative: The aircraft had a maintenance problem. Lights in first class and forward half of business class were inoperative except for gooseneck reading lights. Cockpit and maintenance workers pressured crew to go anyway. We agreed. No smoking and fasten seat belt lights inoperative also. Call chimes and lights also. It wasn't until we were in the air I realized if I had to do a cabin preparation for evacuation I would not be able to turn the cabin lights to bright. Boarding was during daylight but deplaning was dark and dangerous.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.