Air carrier ckp allowed captain's wife to ride in the cockpit from fra because the cabin was full.

Attributes
ACN	183317
Time
Date	199107
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fra
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer observation : company check pilot oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	183317
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Flight fra-dtw 7/wed/91. At the conclusion of aircraft boarding, all seats were full. Captain's wife was unable to get a seat aboard aircraft. Captain asked if anyone objected to his wife sitting in cockpit so she could get home. As an instructor pilot I had authority and could have prevented this incident. With many other things on my mind (departure was soon to begin) and not wanting to be the 'bad guy' I did not object. At the time I knew it was against company policy but I did not think of it as breaking a far. The thought of having a 'bad guy image' because you abide by the rules is wrong. It has bothered me that I felt the way I did and did not insist on following procedure. This has taught me not to worry about image when someone else wants to break the rules.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR CKP ALLOWED CAPT'S WIFE TO RIDE IN THE COCKPIT FROM FRA BECAUSE THE CABIN WAS FULL.

Narrative: FLT FRA-DTW 7/WED/91. AT THE CONCLUSION OF ACFT BOARDING, ALL SEATS WERE FULL. CAPT'S WIFE WAS UNABLE TO GET A SEAT ABOARD ACFT. CAPT ASKED IF ANYONE OBJECTED TO HIS WIFE SITTING IN COCKPIT SO SHE COULD GET HOME. AS AN INSTRUCTOR PLT I HAD AUTHORITY AND COULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS INCIDENT. WITH MANY OTHER THINGS ON MY MIND (DEP WAS SOON TO BEGIN) AND NOT WANTING TO BE THE 'BAD GUY' I DID NOT OBJECT. AT THE TIME I KNEW IT WAS AGAINST COMPANY POLICY BUT I DID NOT THINK OF IT AS BREAKING A FAR. THE THOUGHT OF HAVING A 'BAD GUY IMAGE' BECAUSE YOU ABIDE BY THE RULES IS WRONG. IT HAS BOTHERED ME THAT I FELT THE WAY I DID AND DID NOT INSIST ON FOLLOWING PROC. THIS HAS TAUGHT ME NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IMAGE WHEN SOMEONE ELSE WANTS TO BREAK THE RULES.

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.