Cabin crewmember did not have current revision in in-flight manual.

Attributes
ACN	296661
Time
Date	199502
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sna
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	296661
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	observation : air carrier inspector
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Problem and contributing factors: as of feb/mon/95 my in-flight manual was not up-to-date (did not include company revision #27). Revision #27 was due to be in our manuals as of feb/wed/95. I had been very ill and not flying since before the revision was first issued. I picked up the revision on the very first day I came back to work, feb/fri/95. I put it in my bag without noticing that it was past due. My intention was to insert it on my first long layover. My first layover was very short. I was still not feeling well and determined that I needed rest. So, I went to bed without inserting revision #27. I felt even worse the second night. When I went to insert the revision on my third layover, I found that it was missing, and nowhere to be found. I was unable to insert it until I got back to houston and collected another copy. How discovered: an FAA inspector got on my flight in sna, inspected my manual, and determined (after some confusion on his part) that my manual was not up-to-date. Corrective actions: I got another copy of revision #27 as soon as I got back to houston and inserted it immediately. Human performance considerations: I was still not feeling well when I came back to work. I was fit to fly. But it slowed me down when it came to putting the required revision in my manual.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CABIN CREWMEMBER DID NOT HAVE CURRENT REVISION IN INFLT MANUAL.

Narrative: PROB AND CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: AS OF FEB/MON/95 MY INFLT MANUAL WAS NOT UP-TO-DATE (DID NOT INCLUDE COMPANY REVISION #27). REVISION #27 WAS DUE TO BE IN OUR MANUALS AS OF FEB/WED/95. I HAD BEEN VERY ILL AND NOT FLYING SINCE BEFORE THE REVISION WAS FIRST ISSUED. I PICKED UP THE REVISION ON THE VERY FIRST DAY I CAME BACK TO WORK, FEB/FRI/95. I PUT IT IN MY BAG WITHOUT NOTICING THAT IT WAS PAST DUE. MY INTENTION WAS TO INSERT IT ON MY FIRST LONG LAYOVER. MY FIRST LAYOVER WAS VERY SHORT. I WAS STILL NOT FEELING WELL AND DETERMINED THAT I NEEDED REST. SO, I WENT TO BED WITHOUT INSERTING REVISION #27. I FELT EVEN WORSE THE SECOND NIGHT. WHEN I WENT TO INSERT THE REVISION ON MY THIRD LAYOVER, I FOUND THAT IT WAS MISSING, AND NOWHERE TO BE FOUND. I WAS UNABLE TO INSERT IT UNTIL I GOT BACK TO HOUSTON AND COLLECTED ANOTHER COPY. HOW DISCOVERED: AN FAA INSPECTOR GOT ON MY FLT IN SNA, INSPECTED MY MANUAL, AND DETERMINED (AFTER SOME CONFUSION ON HIS PART) THAT MY MANUAL WAS NOT UP-TO-DATE. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: I GOT ANOTHER COPY OF REVISION #27 AS SOON AS I GOT BACK TO HOUSTON AND INSERTED IT IMMEDIATELY. HUMAN PERFORMANCE CONSIDERATIONS: I WAS STILL NOT FEELING WELL WHEN I CAME BACK TO WORK. I WAS FIT TO FLY. BUT IT SLOWED ME DOWN WHEN IT CAME TO PUTTING THE REQUIRED REVISION IN MY MANUAL.

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.