B737 flight attendant reported that an employee; who was riding on the plane's fourth jump seat; app...

Narrative:

A large employee from headquarters was riding 4th on my jump seat. I briefed her on how to operate the door in case of an emergency. I was getting ready to do my safety demonstration when I noticed that she couldn't get her seat belt fastened. She stated that she rides the fourth jump seat all the time and was embarrassed. I notified the other two flight attendants and called the captain. The captain said that we would have to return to the gate. Then the fourth jump seat rider gave me the thumbs up that her seat belt was fastened. I let the captain know and proceeded to do my safety demonstration. I took my jump seat and there was only enough room for 1/2 my bottom to be on the jump seat. Two thirds of my body was leaning into the aft service door. The 'a' flight attendant did her final walk through and didn't say anything. I was seriously concerned on takeoff and landing that the jump seat would collapse. I learned that one collapsed recently and was wondering what the weight limit is. I was also concerned that her seat belt was fastened above her chest if a situation were to occur. I also don't feel that it is safe to let any untrained employee occupy the jump seat. Flight attendant's need to view the aisle for potential threats during takeoff; landing and while occupying the jump seat. I've learned that no other airline allows unqualified employees to ride on the jump seat. We need to make our jump seats safer by reinforcing the weight limit.(we changed the weight for sodas) we need to update our jump seat policy to have only qualified flight attendants ride on them. Also; we need to sit aisle side to view potential threats and danger so that the integrity of the flight isn't compromised. In hindsight; the 'a' flight attendant and I should have had her removed from the flight. Thank you for your time.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737 Flight Attendant reported that an employee; who was riding on the plane's fourth jump seat; appeared to be overweight for the seat and had difficulty getting the seat belt fastened.

Narrative: A large employee from headquarters was riding 4th on my jump seat. I briefed her on how to operate the door in case of an emergency. I was getting ready to do my safety demonstration when I noticed that she couldn't get her seat belt fastened. She stated that she rides the fourth jump seat all the time and was embarrassed. I notified the other two flight attendants and called the captain. The captain said that we would have to return to the gate. Then the fourth jump seat rider gave me the thumbs up that her seat belt was fastened. I let the captain know and proceeded to do my safety demonstration. I took my jump seat and there was only enough room for 1/2 my bottom to be on the jump seat. Two thirds of my body was leaning into the aft service door. The 'A' Flight Attendant did her final walk through and didn't say anything. I was seriously concerned on takeoff and landing that the jump seat would collapse. I learned that one collapsed recently and was wondering what the weight limit is. I was also concerned that her seat belt was fastened above her chest if a situation were to occur. I also don't feel that it is safe to let any untrained employee occupy the jump seat. Flight Attendant's NEED to view the aisle for potential threats during takeoff; landing and while occupying the jump seat. I've learned that no other airline allows unqualified employees to ride on the jump seat. We need to make our jump seats safer by reinforcing the weight limit.(We changed the weight for sodas) We need to update our jump seat policy to have ONLY qualified flight attendants ride on them. Also; we need to sit aisle side to view potential threats and danger so that the integrity of the flight isn't compromised. In hindsight; the 'A' flight attendant and I should have had her removed from the flight. Thank you for your time.

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Attributes
ACN	1513266
Time
Date	201801
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B737-700
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Cabin Crew Seat
Person 1
Function	Flight Attendant (On Duty)
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Other / Unknown

B737 flight attendant reported that an employee; who was riding on the plane's fourth jump seat; appeared to be overweight for the seat and had difficulty getting the seat belt fastened.