Lap child may be over 24 months old.

Attributes
ACN	290340
Time
Date	199411
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tvl
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	290340
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I was acting as a first officer on a scheduled part 135 flight with 19 passenger and 1 lap child. The flight crew was given a baggage count and a passenger count of 19 passenger and 1 lap. The flight departed and arrived eventually at our destination with no unusual occurrences. After the flight landed the passenger with the lap child voiced concerns about the safety of the situation. At this time I don't have any confirmation, but the possibility exists that lap child was more than 24 months old. The following day I spoke to the gate agent and reminded her of the regulation. The PIC holds the final responsibility of the flight but when given certain information such as with this lap child, he has to assume that a lap child automatically means less than 24 months. I feel better communication with ground personnel and improved training of those personnel is needed especially with respect to pertinent FARS.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LAP CHILD MAY BE OVER 24 MONTHS OLD.

Narrative: I WAS ACTING AS A FO ON A SCHEDULED PART 135 FLT WITH 19 PAX AND 1 LAP CHILD. THE FLT CREW WAS GIVEN A BAGGAGE COUNT AND A PAX COUNT OF 19 PAX AND 1 LAP. THE FLT DEPARTED AND ARRIVED EVENTUALLY AT OUR DEST WITH NO UNUSUAL OCCURRENCES. AFTER THE FLT LANDED THE PAX WITH THE LAP CHILD VOICED CONCERNS ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE SIT. AT THIS TIME I DON'T HAVE ANY CONFIRMATION, BUT THE POSSIBILITY EXISTS THAT LAP CHILD WAS MORE THAN 24 MONTHS OLD. THE FOLLOWING DAY I SPOKE TO THE GATE AGENT AND REMINDED HER OF THE REG. THE PIC HOLDS THE FINAL RESPONSIBILITY OF THE FLT BUT WHEN GIVEN CERTAIN INFO SUCH AS WITH THIS LAP CHILD, HE HAS TO ASSUME THAT A LAP CHILD AUTOMATICALLY MEANS LESS THAN 24 MONTHS. I FEEL BETTER COM WITH GND PERSONNEL AND IMPROVED TRAINING OF THOSE PERSONNEL IS NEEDED ESPECIALLY WITH RESPECT TO PERTINENT FARS.

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.