Unauthorized jump seat rider in air carrier cockpit.

Attributes
ACN	110012
Time
Date	198904
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : iad
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 900
ASRS Report	110012
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Ad wife ride in cockpit jump seat (passenger seat was available) so as to orient her to what I do. Wife has had recent difficulty communicating and understanding exactly what goes on in cockpit and why I'm tired after working 5 or 6 consecutive days. Thought this would give her more insight. I must confess that I was vague on the far. Thought that jump seat authorization was at captain's discretion. As added note, wife new has new appreciation for working in stressful environment and has helped take a little crinkle out of marital problems which better helps me in the work place.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNAUTH JUMP SEAT RIDER IN ACR COCKPIT.

Narrative: AD WIFE RIDE IN COCKPIT JUMP SEAT (PAX SEAT WAS AVAILABLE) SO AS TO ORIENT HER TO WHAT I DO. WIFE HAS HAD RECENT DIFFICULTY COMMUNICATING AND UNDERSTANDING EXACTLY WHAT GOES ON IN COCKPIT AND WHY I'M TIRED AFTER WORKING 5 OR 6 CONSECUTIVE DAYS. THOUGHT THIS WOULD GIVE HER MORE INSIGHT. I MUST CONFESS THAT I WAS VAGUE ON THE FAR. THOUGHT THAT JUMP SEAT AUTHORIZATION WAS AT CAPT'S DISCRETION. AS ADDED NOTE, WIFE NEW HAS NEW APPRECIATION FOR WORKING IN STRESSFUL ENVIRONMENT AND HAS HELPED TAKE A LITTLE CRINKLE OUT OF MARITAL PROBS WHICH BETTER HELPS ME IN THE WORK PLACE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.