Violation of the exit seating rules in an light transport, 19 passenger with no flight attendant.

Attributes
ACN	316484
Time
Date	199509
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : plb
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
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	other other : other pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 2000 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	316484
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Our crew was being 'enrouted' by an FAA personnel for legs plb-slk-alb. Because of the excess paperwork, setting up of headsets, etc, and seating arrangements required, I overlooked the fact that a lady and her infant had occupied an emergency exit seat. I immediately noted the incident upon landing in slk and moved her and her infant to another seat. I am not sure whether I overlooked this or whether she moved into that seat after I had shut the door in plb. The situation could have been corrected if I had slowed my obligations and duties down a little (taking into account we had FAA on board as well). Our gate agents should also be alerted that mothers and their infants cannot occupy emergency exit rows. She should have not been assigned that seat (if she was assigned it).

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: VIOLATION OF THE EXIT SEATING RULES IN AN LTT, 19 PAX WITH NO FLT ATTENDANT.

Narrative: OUR CREW WAS BEING 'ENROUTED' BY AN FAA PERSONNEL FOR LEGS PLB-SLK-ALB. BECAUSE OF THE EXCESS PAPERWORK, SETTING UP OF HEADSETS, ETC, AND SEATING ARRANGEMENTS REQUIRED, I OVERLOOKED THE FACT THAT A LADY AND HER INFANT HAD OCCUPIED AN EMER EXIT SEAT. I IMMEDIATELY NOTED THE INCIDENT UPON LNDG IN SLK AND MOVED HER AND HER INFANT TO ANOTHER SEAT. I AM NOT SURE WHETHER I OVERLOOKED THIS OR WHETHER SHE MOVED INTO THAT SEAT AFTER I HAD SHUT THE DOOR IN PLB. THE SIT COULD HAVE BEEN CORRECTED IF I HAD SLOWED MY OBLIGATIONS AND DUTIES DOWN A LITTLE (TAKING INTO ACCOUNT WE HAD FAA ON BOARD AS WELL). OUR GATE AGENTS SHOULD ALSO BE ALERTED THAT MOTHERS AND THEIR INFANTS CANNOT OCCUPY EMER EXIT ROWS. SHE SHOULD HAVE NOT BEEN ASSIGNED THAT SEAT (IF SHE WAS ASSIGNED IT).

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.