Narrative:

On short final flight attendant called cockpit notifying crew that flight attendant jump seat was stuck in the locked and stowed position. Jump seat flight attendant sat in the lavatory for landing.short final; sterile cockpit; high workload.debrief with crew the importance of making cockpit crew aware of any malfunction in the cabin.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EMB-145 Captain reported the Flight Attendant called them during sterile cockpit on short final stating the jump seat became inoperative. Flight Attendant sat in lavatory during landing.

Narrative: On short final Flight Attendant called cockpit notifying crew that Flight Attendant jump seat was stuck in the locked and stowed position. Jump seat Flight Attendant sat in the lavatory for landing.Short final; sterile cockpit; high workload.Debrief with crew the importance of making cockpit crew aware of any malfunction in the cabin.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.