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B767 captain seats and armed postal law enforcement officer in cockpit jump seat for added aircraft security since the enforcement officer did not have a back up in case of a cabin breech of security.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 553066 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200206 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ewr.airport |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| 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 : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument |
| ASRS Report | 553066 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Company Flight Crew Human Performance Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
While on the ground, doing the cockpit set-up on flight ewr to sfo, I was informed by the captain that we had a law enforcement officer from the postal service (pcfa) on board. In the captain's opinion, a single armed individual in the cabin without a back-up was a threat to the safety of the flight because he could be easily overtaken. He also stated that in the past, he has required a single pcfa to ride in the jump seat to protect the cockpit. In addition, he stated that he's exercising his captain's authority for the safety of flight for the above reasons. Since the captain stated that he has done this procedure in the past and all that was required was a captain's report, I was lead to believe that this procedure was acceptable due to the fact that there were no repercussions in the past. To my knowledge, the purser was briefed on the duties of the pcfa. En route, the captain wrote-up a captain's report. The flight was uneventful to sfo.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B767 CAPT SEATS AND ARMED POSTAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER IN COCKPIT JUMP SEAT FOR ADDED ACFT SECURITY SINCE THE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER DID NOT HAVE A BACK UP IN CASE OF A CABIN BREECH OF SECURITY.
Narrative: WHILE ON THE GND, DOING THE COCKPIT SET-UP ON FLT EWR TO SFO, I WAS INFORMED BY THE CAPT THAT WE HAD A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER FROM THE POSTAL SERVICE (PCFA) ON BOARD. IN THE CAPT'S OPINION, A SINGLE ARMED INDIVIDUAL IN THE CABIN WITHOUT A BACK-UP WAS A THREAT TO THE SAFETY OF THE FLT BECAUSE HE COULD BE EASILY OVERTAKEN. HE ALSO STATED THAT IN THE PAST, HE HAS REQUIRED A SINGLE PCFA TO RIDE IN THE JUMP SEAT TO PROTECT THE COCKPIT. IN ADDITION, HE STATED THAT HE'S EXERCISING HIS CAPT'S AUTHORITY FOR THE SAFETY OF FLT FOR THE ABOVE REASONS. SINCE THE CAPT STATED THAT HE HAS DONE THIS PROC IN THE PAST AND ALL THAT WAS REQUIRED WAS A CAPT'S RPT, I WAS LEAD TO BELIEVE THAT THIS PROC WAS ACCEPTABLE DUE TO THE FACT THAT THERE WERE NO REPERCUSSIONS IN THE PAST. TO MY KNOWLEDGE, THE PURSER WAS BRIEFED ON THE DUTIES OF THE PCFA. ENRTE, THE CAPT WROTE-UP A CAPT'S RPT. THE FLT WAS UNEVENTFUL TO SFO.
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.