Possible unauthorized cockpit observer las.

Attributes
ACN	440915
Time
Date	199906
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : las.airport
State Reference	NV
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 130 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 250
ASRS Report	440915
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	cabin event other non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Preflight for departure from las. Captain leaves cockpit to address a minor servicing (ground service) deficiency. Returns to cockpit with jump seater 'in tow.' jump seater is company station manager. I assume station manager is traveling with appropriate authority/authorized (cockpit observer) since flight is full. During conversation (in cruise) station manager mentions purpose of trip is pleasure. I doubt (very much) proper authority/authorized for cockpit observer was issued. Flight was uneventful. Cockpit observer behaved professionally, no issues to report other than possible non compliance.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: POSSIBLE UNAUTH COCKPIT OBSERVER LAS.

Narrative: PREFLT FOR DEP FROM LAS. CAPT LEAVES COCKPIT TO ADDRESS A MINOR SVCING (GND SVC) DEFICIENCY. RETURNS TO COCKPIT WITH JUMP SEATER 'IN TOW.' JUMP SEATER IS COMPANY STATION MGR. I ASSUME STATION MGR IS TRAVELING WITH APPROPRIATE AUTH (COCKPIT OBSERVER) SINCE FLT IS FULL. DURING CONVERSATION (IN CRUISE) STATION MGR MENTIONS PURPOSE OF TRIP IS PLEASURE. I DOUBT (VERY MUCH) PROPER AUTH FOR COCKPIT OBSERVER WAS ISSUED. FLT WAS UNEVENTFUL. COCKPIT OBSERVER BEHAVED PROFESSIONALLY, NO ISSUES TO RPT OTHER THAN POSSIBLE NON COMPLIANCE.

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.