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An air carrier captain put an unauthorized employee in the cockpit jumpseat and 'received an unpaid vacation.'
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 320277 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199510 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ewr |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-500 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 1200 |
| ASRS Report | 320277 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 150 |
| ASRS Report | 320279 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
In an effort to help a fellow employee get to a very busy city from our hub, I allowed the employee to occupy the cockpit jumpseat. All other seats were full including all cabin jumpseats. I coordinated my efforts with a ground supervisor and the lead flight attendant on my trip and got no objections. However, 1 of the crew flight attendants reported me to operations. I have received an unpaid vacation. Supplemental information from acn 320279: captain advised we had a cockpit jumpseat rider. Female in civilian clothes entered cockpit and sat down in jumpseat. Aircraft pushed back from gate and I realized that the rider was not a crew member, but a gate agent.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR CAPT PUT AN UNAUTH EMPLOYEE IN THE COCKPIT JUMPSEAT AND 'RECEIVED AN UNPAID VACATION.'
Narrative: IN AN EFFORT TO HELP A FELLOW EMPLOYEE GET TO A VERY BUSY CITY FROM OUR HUB, I ALLOWED THE EMPLOYEE TO OCCUPY THE COCKPIT JUMPSEAT. ALL OTHER SEATS WERE FULL INCLUDING ALL CABIN JUMPSEATS. I COORDINATED MY EFFORTS WITH A GND SUPVR AND THE LEAD FLT ATTENDANT ON MY TRIP AND GOT NO OBJECTIONS. HOWEVER, 1 OF THE CREW FLT ATTENDANTS RPTED ME TO OPS. I HAVE RECEIVED AN UNPAID VACATION. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 320279: CAPT ADVISED WE HAD A COCKPIT JUMPSEAT RIDER. FEMALE IN CIVILIAN CLOTHES ENTERED COCKPIT AND SAT DOWN IN JUMPSEAT. ACFT PUSHED BACK FROM GATE AND I REALIZED THAT THE RIDER WAS NOT A CREW MEMBER, BUT A GATE AGENT.
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.