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A CL65 first officer lets the flight attendant initiate an autoplt descent while the captain was using the lavatory.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 600702 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200311 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zid.artcc |
| State Reference | IN |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zid.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet CL65, Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : enroute altitude change |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 600702 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : company policies non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Cabin Crew Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was captain of flight from iad to cvg. While at cruise flight, I excused myself from the cockpit to use the aircraft lavatory. The flight attendant was summoned to the flight deck as per operations procedure to resecure cockpit door from inside. When I returned to the flight deck, the flight attendant and first officer informed me that the flight attendant had initiated a descent of the aircraft under the first officer's supervision. The autoplt was engaged at the time. The company was notified of this infraction by myself, the captain.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A CL65 FO LETS THE FLT ATTENDANT INITIATE AN AUTOPLT DSCNT WHILE THE CAPT WAS USING THE LAVATORY.
Narrative: I WAS CAPT OF FLT FROM IAD TO CVG. WHILE AT CRUISE FLT, I EXCUSED MYSELF FROM THE COCKPIT TO USE THE ACFT LAVATORY. THE FLT ATTENDANT WAS SUMMONED TO THE FLT DECK AS PER OPS PROC TO RESECURE COCKPIT DOOR FROM INSIDE. WHEN I RETURNED TO THE FLT DECK, THE FLT ATTENDANT AND FO INFORMED ME THAT THE FLT ATTENDANT HAD INITIATED A DSCNT OF THE ACFT UNDER THE FO'S SUPERVISION. THE AUTOPLT WAS ENGAGED AT THE TIME. THE COMPANY WAS NOTIFIED OF THIS INFRACTION BY MYSELF, THE CAPT.
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.