Cargo flight carries extra passenger without approved seating.

Attributes
ACN	301705
Time
Date	199504
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sat
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground : preflight other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 125 flight time total : 1825 flight time type : 725
ASRS Report	301705
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was a first officer on a part 135 cargo flight. The manager of our freight client insisted upon traveling aboard the aircraft. Efforts were made to discourage him from taking this flight because of the lack of an approved seat. Eventually the captain relented and the client was accepted aboard the aircraft. As a result, the usual courier on the flight was forced to use unapproved seating although oxygen and a seat strap were available. I was not consulted nor did I have any input into the decision.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CARGO FLT CARRIES EXTRA PAX WITHOUT APPROVED SEATING.

Narrative: I WAS A FO ON A PART 135 CARGO FLT. THE MGR OF OUR FREIGHT CLIENT INSISTED UPON TRAVELING ABOARD THE ACFT. EFFORTS WERE MADE TO DISCOURAGE HIM FROM TAKING THIS FLT BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF AN APPROVED SEAT. EVENTUALLY THE CAPT RELENTED AND THE CLIENT WAS ACCEPTED ABOARD THE ACFT. AS A RESULT, THE USUAL COURIER ON THE FLT WAS FORCED TO USE UNAPPROVED SEATING ALTHOUGH OXYGEN AND A SEAT STRAP WERE AVAILABLE. I WAS NOT CONSULTED NOR DID I HAVE ANY INPUT INTO THE DECISION.

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.