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An A321 flight crew detects after the fact that they let a deadhead pilot in the cockpit without following company procedures.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 526540 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200110 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : abq.airport |
| State Reference | NM |
| Altitude | msl single value : 35000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : phl.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A321 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 179 flight time total : 20997 flight time type : 1335 |
| ASRS Report | 526540 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : company policies |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
During a routine flight a qualified company pilot qualified in the same aircraft and deadheading in the back asked to visit the cockpit during flight. I granted the request. We were in cruise flight with a low workload. This pilot was scheduled to fly the same aircraft on the return flight. I briefed the pilot on the WX and a minor maintenance item that we would be writing up on arrival. It is also important to mention that we verified the credentials of this pilot prior to the beginning of the flight. After a short visit, the deadheading pilot returned to a passenger seat, prior to the commencement of our close in descent phase. It occurred to me after the flight, that I may have not been in compliance with the revised jump seat and cockpit visitation procedures by company pilots, post sep/tue/01. After the flight, I reviewed the memorandum regarding jump seat. In the future, I will not allow cockpit visitation by deadheading company pilots, unless the passenger cabin is full and the pilot is on an authority/authorized jump seat pass or under an emergency situation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN A321 FLT CREW DETECTS AFTER THE FACT THAT THEY LET A DEADHEAD PLT IN THE COCKPIT WITHOUT FOLLOWING COMPANY PROCS.
Narrative: DURING A ROUTINE FLT A QUALIFIED COMPANY PLT QUALIFIED IN THE SAME ACFT AND DEADHEADING IN THE BACK ASKED TO VISIT THE COCKPIT DURING FLT. I GRANTED THE REQUEST. WE WERE IN CRUISE FLT WITH A LOW WORKLOAD. THIS PLT WAS SCHEDULED TO FLY THE SAME ACFT ON THE RETURN FLT. I BRIEFED THE PLT ON THE WX AND A MINOR MAINT ITEM THAT WE WOULD BE WRITING UP ON ARR. IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO MENTION THAT WE VERIFIED THE CREDENTIALS OF THIS PLT PRIOR TO THE BEGINNING OF THE FLT. AFTER A SHORT VISIT, THE DEADHEADING PLT RETURNED TO A PAX SEAT, PRIOR TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF OUR CLOSE IN DSCNT PHASE. IT OCCURRED TO ME AFTER THE FLT, THAT I MAY HAVE NOT BEEN IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE REVISED JUMP SEAT AND COCKPIT VISITATION PROCS BY COMPANY PLTS, POST SEP/TUE/01. AFTER THE FLT, I REVIEWED THE MEMORANDUM REGARDING JUMP SEAT. IN THE FUTURE, I WILL NOT ALLOW COCKPIT VISITATION BY DEADHEADING COMPANY PLTS, UNLESS THE PAX CABIN IS FULL AND THE PLT IS ON AN AUTH JUMP SEAT PASS OR UNDER AN EMER SIT.
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.