Non essential cockpit occupant on a chartered B-757 to aca, first officer.

Attributes
ACN	273546
Time
Date	199406
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mmzt
State Reference	FO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 41000 msl bound upper : 41000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : iad
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute airway : mmzt
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 6000
ASRS Report	273546
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

During a non scheduled charter flight to aca, the captain allowed passenger to enter the cockpit and observe the flight. The captain allowed passenger to occupy his seat during cruise and have their picture taken. The problem was that the cockpit crew was reassigned to aca during a last min schedule change. I was unfamiliar with international charter procedures and rules and we were 6 hours late, so in my haste I did not protest letting passenger into cockpit. After the flight I confirmed that we were wrong.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NON ESSENTIAL COCKPIT OCCUPANT ON A CHARTERED B-757 TO ACA, FO.

Narrative: DURING A NON SCHEDULED CHARTER FLT TO ACA, THE CAPT ALLOWED PAX TO ENTER THE COCKPIT AND OBSERVE THE FLT. THE CAPT ALLOWED PAX TO OCCUPY HIS SEAT DURING CRUISE AND HAVE THEIR PICTURE TAKEN. THE PROB WAS THAT THE COCKPIT CREW WAS REASSIGNED TO ACA DURING A LAST MIN SCHEDULE CHANGE. I WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH INTL CHARTER PROCS AND RULES AND WE WERE 6 HRS LATE, SO IN MY HASTE I DID NOT PROTEST LETTING PAX INTO COCKPIT. AFTER THE FLT I CONFIRMED THAT WE WERE WRONG.

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.