Flight sold out, flight attendant places son in jump seat.

Attributes
ACN	319313
Time
Date	199510
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cvg
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : preflight other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 9900 flight time type : 80
ASRS Report	319313
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Flight from cvg to phl was full. We put flight attendant's son in the jump seat of a part 121 air carrier. The station agent wrote a letter to the company, which in turn has to disclose this information to the FAA. Flight attendant unable to find baby-sitter for 2 day trip. She brought her 13 yr old son along. Flight was over sold. We put son in jump seat and were on our way. I had discussed this with boarding agent and he didn't seem to have a problem with this. Afterwards he wrote a letter to the company. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter states the flight attendant left the aircraft to go to the desk and left her son in the cockpit. Agent wrote the letter as a security violation. The crew was called in to explain, flight attendant was terminated. Captain was given 3 days off and has a letter in his file. All of this was done with company. No FAA follow up. Aircraft was dornier 328. Reporter said this is one of the best, efficient and professional flight attendants that the airline has/had. She had been called in for that flight, it was not her regular schedule.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT SOLD OUT, FLT ATTENDANT PLACES SON IN JUMP SEAT.

Narrative: FLT FROM CVG TO PHL WAS FULL. WE PUT FLT ATTENDANT'S SON IN THE JUMP SEAT OF A PART 121 ACR. THE STATION AGENT WROTE A LETTER TO THE COMPANY, WHICH IN TURN HAS TO DISCLOSE THIS INFO TO THE FAA. FLT ATTENDANT UNABLE TO FIND BABY-SITTER FOR 2 DAY TRIP. SHE BROUGHT HER 13 YR OLD SON ALONG. FLT WAS OVER SOLD. WE PUT SON IN JUMP SEAT AND WERE ON OUR WAY. I HAD DISCUSSED THIS WITH BOARDING AGENT AND HE DIDN'T SEEM TO HAVE A PROB WITH THIS. AFTERWARDS HE WROTE A LETTER TO THE COMPANY. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATES THE FLT ATTENDANT LEFT THE ACFT TO GO TO THE DESK AND LEFT HER SON IN THE COCKPIT. AGENT WROTE THE LETTER AS A SECURITY VIOLATION. THE CREW WAS CALLED IN TO EXPLAIN, FLT ATTENDANT WAS TERMINATED. CAPT WAS GIVEN 3 DAYS OFF AND HAS A LETTER IN HIS FILE. ALL OF THIS WAS DONE WITH COMPANY. NO FAA FOLLOW UP. ACFT WAS DORNIER 328. RPTR SAID THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST, EFFICIENT AND PROFESSIONAL FLT ATTENDANTS THAT THE AIRLINE HAS/HAD. SHE HAD BEEN CALLED IN FOR THAT FLT, IT WAS NOT HER REGULAR SCHEDULE.

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.