B757 aircraft prior to flight with full passenger load. Passenger agent boarded flight attendant to ...

Attributes
ACN	383440
Time
Date	199710
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
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
ASRS Report	383440
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

In aircraft log flight attendant jump seat xx was placarded inoperative due to seat belt assembly. Takeoff performance system showed full load of 22F 166Y. No jump seat riders in cockpit or cabin. #1 flight attendant reported during cabin ready report 5 flight attendants, no mention of jump seat riders. Agent gave seats to 2 flight attendants deadheading. The boarding pass for xx should not have been issued. After checking the closeout, all takeoff weights checked as planned load 188 passenger. The form for flight attendant's jump seat was overlooked. Later in the flight we noticed the form on the closeout. After further investigation the flight attendant in xx said seat belt was shorter than normal but still fit her. She was secure in seat for takeoff and landing. Why did the agent's computer block out xx? Why was a boarding pass issued? Xx was placarded since oct/xx/97 -- 1 full day before our flight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 ACFT PRIOR TO FLT WITH FULL PAX LOAD. PAX AGENT BOARDED FLT ATTENDANT TO SIT IN JUMP SEAT WHICH WAS DEFERRED AS INOP BECAUSE OF THE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY. FLT ATTENDANT SAID THE BELT FIT.

Narrative: IN ACFT LOG FLT ATTENDANT JUMP SEAT XX WAS PLACARDED INOP DUE TO SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY. TKOF PERFORMANCE SYS SHOWED FULL LOAD OF 22F 166Y. NO JUMP SEAT RIDERS IN COCKPIT OR CABIN. #1 FLT ATTENDANT RPTED DURING CABIN READY RPT 5 FLT ATTENDANTS, NO MENTION OF JUMP SEAT RIDERS. AGENT GAVE SEATS TO 2 FLT ATTENDANTS DEADHEADING. THE BOARDING PASS FOR XX SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ISSUED. AFTER CHKING THE CLOSEOUT, ALL TKOF WTS CHKED AS PLANNED LOAD 188 PAX. THE FORM FOR FLT ATTENDANT'S JUMP SEAT WAS OVERLOOKED. LATER IN THE FLT WE NOTICED THE FORM ON THE CLOSEOUT. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION THE FLT ATTENDANT IN XX SAID SEAT BELT WAS SHORTER THAN NORMAL BUT STILL FIT HER. SHE WAS SECURE IN SEAT FOR TKOF AND LNDG. WHY DID THE AGENT'S COMPUTER BLOCK OUT XX? WHY WAS A BOARDING PASS ISSUED? XX WAS PLACARDED SINCE OCT/XX/97 -- 1 FULL DAY BEFORE OUR FLT.

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.

B757 aircraft prior to flight with full passenger load. Passenger agent boarded flight attendant to situation in jump seat which was deferred as inoperative because of the seat belt assembly. Flight attendant said the belt fit.