Widebody transport took off without a cabin attendant manning cabin door.

Attributes
ACN	519046
Time
Date	200107
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zdc.artcc
State Reference	VA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 18000 msl bound upper : 23000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 767
ASRS Report	519046
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	cabin event other non adherence : far non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other other : 4 (cab no 1)
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Cabin Crew Human Performance Company
Primary Problem	Cabin Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

During the climb out (climbing to FL180) from iad, the purser notified me that door 2R had been unmanned during the takeoff. She informed me she had just found out that the crew desk had removed the crew member and she had not been informed. There was a complete breakdown in communication with the crew desk in not notifying the purser and the flight attendant assigned to door 2L regarding the absence of a missing flight attendant at door 2R before departure. I think it's also the responsibility of the crew member to let the purser know if she has been removed from that flight, especially if the flight attendant briefing has been complete and door assignments have been given out.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WDB TOOK OFF WITHOUT A CABIN ATTENDANT MANNING CABIN DOOR.

Narrative: DURING THE CLBOUT (CLBING TO FL180) FROM IAD, THE PURSER NOTIFIED ME THAT DOOR 2R HAD BEEN UNMANNED DURING THE TKOF. SHE INFORMED ME SHE HAD JUST FOUND OUT THAT THE CREW DESK HAD REMOVED THE CREW MEMBER AND SHE HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED. THERE WAS A COMPLETE BREAKDOWN IN COM WITH THE CREW DESK IN NOT NOTIFYING THE PURSER AND THE FLT ATTENDANT ASSIGNED TO DOOR 2L REGARDING THE ABSENCE OF A MISSING FLT ATTENDANT AT DOOR 2R BEFORE DEP. I THINK IT'S ALSO THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CREW MEMBER TO LET THE PURSER KNOW IF SHE HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THAT FLT, ESPECIALLY IF THE FLT ATTENDANT BRIEFING HAS BEEN COMPLETE AND DOOR ASSIGNMENTS HAVE BEEN GIVEN OUT.

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.