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Pilot report on passenger seated with 27 month old child on lap which is against FARS. Pilot unaware of problem.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 463819 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200001 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : eau.airport |
| State Reference | WI |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : iad.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 690 |
| ASRS Report | 463819 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event other non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Cabin Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Cabin Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
On jan/xa/00, I served on board a flight as a first officer on air carrier flight X from eau to msp. I found out approximately 2.5 weeks later, that the flight attendant allowed a 27 month old baby to situation on an adult's lap. This is contrary to far. This incident occurred without my knowledge, nor the captain's. Had the captain or I known that was occurring, we would not have allowed it to have happened. In my normal duties, I don't have direct control over the seating arrangements in the back of the aircraft in the cabin. Had I been informed of the situation, either the captain or I would have taken appropriate action to situate the child as to not contradict the FARS. However, we had no information presented to the 'flight deck.' as far as I can tell, this situation should have been dealt with by the gate agents prior to boarding the aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT RPT ON PAX SEATED WITH 27 MONTH OLD CHILD ON LAP WHICH IS AGAINST FARS. PLT UNAWARE OF PROB.
Narrative: ON JAN/XA/00, I SERVED ON BOARD A FLT AS A FO ON ACR FLT X FROM EAU TO MSP. I FOUND OUT APPROX 2.5 WKS LATER, THAT THE FLT ATTENDANT ALLOWED A 27 MONTH OLD BABY TO SIT ON AN ADULT'S LAP. THIS IS CONTRARY TO FAR. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED WITHOUT MY KNOWLEDGE, NOR THE CAPT'S. HAD THE CAPT OR I KNOWN THAT WAS OCCURRING, WE WOULD NOT HAVE ALLOWED IT TO HAVE HAPPENED. IN MY NORMAL DUTIES, I DON'T HAVE DIRECT CTL OVER THE SEATING ARRANGEMENTS IN THE BACK OF THE ACFT IN THE CABIN. HAD I BEEN INFORMED OF THE SIT, EITHER THE CAPT OR I WOULD HAVE TAKEN APPROPRIATE ACTION TO SITUATE THE CHILD AS TO NOT CONTRADICT THE FARS. HOWEVER, WE HAD NO INFO PRESENTED TO THE 'FLT DECK.' AS FAR AS I CAN TELL, THIS SIT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DEALT WITH BY THE GATE AGENTS PRIOR TO BOARDING THE ACFT.
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.