<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1755798, August 2020

Air carrier flight crew reported the captain mistakenly shut the cockpit door before a flight attendant went into the cockpit during a bathroom break.

Attributes
ACN	1755798
Time
Date	202008
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.ARTCC
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Cruise
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Pilot Not Flying First Officer
Qualification	Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 100 Flight Crew Type 9500
Person 2
Function	Pilot Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 130 Flight Crew Type 130
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural Security Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Other / Unknown

Narrative:

When the captain left the flight deck to take a bathroom break he failed to allow a flight attendant into the flight deck. The captain proceeded to the lavatory and once he realized he didn't allow a flight attendant to enter the flight deck; realized his mistake and called up to the first officer. The first officer answered the call and allowed the captain back into the flight deck. The flight continued uneventfully. Anytime leaving the flight deck allow a flight attendant to access the flight deck. Once the captain shut the door to the flight deck a flight attendant should have said something right away to the captain; reminding him that a flight attendant must occupy the flight deck and there should be two crew members in the flight deck at all times.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Air carrier flight crew reported the Captain mistakenly shut the cockpit door before a Flight Attendant went into the cockpit during a bathroom break.

Narrative: When the Captain left the flight deck to take a bathroom break he failed to allow a Flight Attendant into the flight deck. The Captain proceeded to the lavatory and once he realized he didn't allow a Flight Attendant to enter the flight deck; realized his mistake and called up to the First Officer. The First Officer answered the call and allowed the Captain back into the flight deck. The flight continued uneventfully. Anytime leaving the flight deck allow a Flight Attendant to access the flight deck. Once the Captain shut the door to the flight deck a Flight Attendant should have said something right away to the Captain; reminding him that a Flight Attendant must occupy the flight deck and there should be two Crew Members in the flight deck at all times.

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.