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Flight attendant report regarding the arrival of only 2 cabin attendants for a B767-200 which requires 4 cabin attendants. Cabin attendants on a pass were located and asked to work the trip. Captain spoke to planning and got approval. Reporter felt it was a violation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 424018 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199812 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : den |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : jfk |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767-200 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 424018 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
We were only a crew of 2 when we arrived at the airport. Found a flight attendant who was on a pass going to work in stl. Needed a fourth. Flight attendant on pass was asked by agent to work flight. Captain talked to planning and it was approved. I felt it was a violation and said 'no' on my part. Captain assured me he would assume responsibility. She was not in uniform but put on white blouse and black pants to work.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT REGARDING THE ARR OF ONLY 2 CABIN ATTENDANTS FOR A B767-200 WHICH REQUIRES 4 CABIN ATTENDANTS. CABIN ATTENDANTS ON A PASS WERE LOCATED AND ASKED TO WORK THE TRIP. CAPT SPOKE TO PLANNING AND GOT APPROVAL. RPTR FELT IT WAS A VIOLATION.
Narrative: WE WERE ONLY A CREW OF 2 WHEN WE ARRIVED AT THE ARPT. FOUND A FLT ATTENDANT WHO WAS ON A PASS GOING TO WORK IN STL. NEEDED A FOURTH. FLT ATTENDANT ON PASS WAS ASKED BY AGENT TO WORK FLT. CAPT TALKED TO PLANNING AND IT WAS APPROVED. I FELT IT WAS A VIOLATION AND SAID 'NO' ON MY PART. CAPT ASSURED ME HE WOULD ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY. SHE WAS NOT IN UNIFORM BUT PUT ON WHITE BLOUSE AND BLACK PANTS TO WORK.
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.