Air carrier widebody transport flight crew reports putting a cabin attendant on the cockpit jump seat for landing because a cabin attendant had stowed away in the lavatory for takeoff from orl and there were no other seats available for landing.

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Attributes
ACN	161557
Time
Date	199011
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ory airport : ewr
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 7700
ASRS Report	161557
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

After approximately halfway from ory, F/a's told us we had a stowaway. A non duty F/a hid in the rear lav and was there for takeoff. Once we found out she was there, we called company and made her situation in the cabin jump seat. We moved one of the working F/a to cockpit jump seat for approach and landing. This was done because we were full. There was no other way for her to have an approved seat and a seat belt. I do not believe the rest of the cabin crew knew about this or was involved.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR WDB FLT CREW REPORTS PUTTING A CABIN ATTENDANT ON THE COCKPIT JUMP SEAT FOR LNDG BECAUSE A CABIN ATTENDANT HAD STOWED AWAY IN THE LAVATORY FOR TKOF FROM ORL AND THERE WERE NO OTHER SEATS AVAILABLE FOR LNDG.

Narrative: AFTER APPROX HALFWAY FROM ORY, F/A'S TOLD US WE HAD A STOWAWAY. A NON DUTY F/A HID IN THE REAR LAV AND WAS THERE FOR TKOF. ONCE WE FOUND OUT SHE WAS THERE, WE CALLED COMPANY AND MADE HER SIT IN THE CABIN JUMP SEAT. WE MOVED ONE OF THE WORKING F/A TO COCKPIT JUMP SEAT FOR APCH AND LNDG. THIS WAS DONE BECAUSE WE WERE FULL. THERE WAS NO OTHER WAY FOR HER TO HAVE AN APPROVED SEAT AND A SEAT BELT. I DO NOT BELIEVE THE REST OF THE CABIN CREW KNEW ABOUT THIS OR WAS INVOLVED.

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