An MD83 flight attendant placed her son on the aft jumpseat when the flight became overbooked. Anoth...

Attributes
ACN	340170
Time
Date	199606
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : oak
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mem
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-83
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	340170
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

The first flight attendant brought her son with her on our 3 day trip. On day 2, a flight was overbooked. The first flight attendant had brought her son down to the plane with us. I assumed she had cleared this with the gate agent. I secured the galley and the captain said 'we got to go,' and began rolling down runway. The first flight attendant returned to the first class galley just as the captain said this. I had to run to my jumpseat. The second flight attendant was seated in the tailcone jumpseat because the ironing board jumpseat would block me from getting to the tailcone. I sat in the middle jumpseat and it was at that time that I realized that the first flight attendant's son was seated in the tailcone jumpseat. After takeoff, the first flight attendant came back and told her son to stay in the galley. She told us both she would have never have put him on the jumpseat if she'd known there wasn't a passenger seat. I feel at the time the door was closed and the passenger total onboard was given to her, she should have known we were completely full. In a conversation the three of us had, the second flight attendant and myself told the first flight attendant that we did not like the position she had put us in. She assured us she would take full responsibility for this incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD83 FLT ATTENDANT PLACED HER SON ON THE AFT JUMPSEAT WHEN THE FLT BECAME OVERBOOKED. ANOTHER FLT ATTENDANT RPTS HOW THE SIT OCCURRED.

Narrative: THE FIRST FLT ATTENDANT BROUGHT HER SON WITH HER ON OUR 3 DAY TRIP. ON DAY 2, A FLT WAS OVERBOOKED. THE FIRST FLT ATTENDANT HAD BROUGHT HER SON DOWN TO THE PLANE WITH US. I ASSUMED SHE HAD CLRED THIS WITH THE GATE AGENT. I SECURED THE GALLEY AND THE CAPT SAID 'WE GOT TO GO,' AND BEGAN ROLLING DOWN RWY. THE FIRST FLT ATTENDANT RETURNED TO THE FIRST CLASS GALLEY JUST AS THE CAPT SAID THIS. I HAD TO RUN TO MY JUMPSEAT. THE SECOND FLT ATTENDANT WAS SEATED IN THE TAILCONE JUMPSEAT BECAUSE THE IRONING BOARD JUMPSEAT WOULD BLOCK ME FROM GETTING TO THE TAILCONE. I SAT IN THE MIDDLE JUMPSEAT AND IT WAS AT THAT TIME THAT I REALIZED THAT THE FIRST FLT ATTENDANT'S SON WAS SEATED IN THE TAILCONE JUMPSEAT. AFTER TKOF, THE FIRST FLT ATTENDANT CAME BACK AND TOLD HER SON TO STAY IN THE GALLEY. SHE TOLD US BOTH SHE WOULD HAVE NEVER HAVE PUT HIM ON THE JUMPSEAT IF SHE'D KNOWN THERE WASN'T A PAX SEAT. I FEEL AT THE TIME THE DOOR WAS CLOSED AND THE PAX TOTAL ONBOARD WAS GIVEN TO HER, SHE SHOULD HAVE KNOWN WE WERE COMPLETELY FULL. IN A CONVERSATION THE THREE OF US HAD, THE SECOND FLT ATTENDANT AND MYSELF TOLD THE FIRST FLT ATTENDANT THAT WE DID NOT LIKE THE POS SHE HAD PUT US IN. SHE ASSURED US SHE WOULD TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS INCIDENT.

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.

An MD83 flight attendant placed her son on the aft jumpseat when the flight became overbooked. Another flight attendant reports how the situation occurred.