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When their flight was made longer due to a weather reroute both pilots aboard an erj-170 found themselves in dire need of physiological relief shortly before TOD. Their attempts to utilize proper security protocols while still expediting access to the facilities ran amok when they passed each other at the cockpit door during the figurative baton pass.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1189524 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201407 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 170/175 ER/LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural Security Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Other / Unknown Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
On an almost 4.5 hour flight. Both the captain and I had to go to the restroom. I went first. The procedures were followed. When I was finished and ready to come back in the cockpit the flight attendant called up said the code word and while waiting for the other flight attendant to come out; I looked up and the captain was walking out. I ran in; sat down and buckled up and got settled. Upon the captain coming back the rest of the procedures were followed. I explained to the captain that was not the procedure; he agreed and understood his mistake. Both the captain and I are fairly new on the airplane. Maybe in indoctrination or sim; we could run through the procedures in the actual airplane as to better perform them.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: When their flight was made longer due to a weather reroute both pilots aboard an ERJ-170 found themselves in dire need of physiological relief shortly before TOD. Their attempts to utilize proper security protocols while still expediting access to the facilities ran amok when they passed each other at the cockpit door during the figurative baton pass.
Narrative: On an almost 4.5 hour flight. Both the Captain and I had to go to the restroom. I went first. The procedures were followed. When I was finished and ready to come back in the cockpit the Flight Attendant called up said the code word and while waiting for the other Flight Attendant to come out; I looked up and the Captain was walking out. I ran in; sat down and buckled up and got settled. Upon the Captain coming back the rest of the procedures were followed. I explained to the Captain that was not the procedure; he agreed and understood his mistake. Both the Captain and I are fairly new on the airplane. Maybe in indoctrination or sim; we could run through the procedures in the actual airplane as to better perform them.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.