2009-12 · NASA ASRS report 862986
An A319 First Officer reported forgetting the Predictive Windshear Switch on his after landing check. Training paired with another First Officer during simulator training was cited as a contributory cause.
After clearing the runway and contacting Ground Control; I performed my after landing flows. Upon arrival at the gate and accomplishing the parking checklist it was discovered that I had missed the PWS (Predictive Windshear Switch) and left it on. This was of course radiating the Ground Personnel until it was turned off; when accomplishing the parking checklist. I feel that the reason I missed this item on my after landing flow was due in part to the practice of pairing First Officer's with First Officer's during initial training. I was paired with another First Officer and because of this; I was only afforded 1/2 of the time in my proper seat. The other 1/2 of the time I spent in the Captain's seat; learning Captain flows. This only allowed me to perform my required flows during 1/2 of my simulator training. And in some cases; due to the training that was occurring on that training day; it wasn't uncommon to not perform any flows from the First Officer's seat during the training period. This is an unsafe training practice and needs to stop. It is certainly not a 'best practice' for an industry and an airline that touts safety is the number #1 priority.
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Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.
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