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A319 first officer accidentally made an inappropriate remark on the PA, when the captain was returning from the lavatory.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 612652 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200403 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 16500 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 612652 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : 4 |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
1 hour before landing, I left the cockpit to use the forward lavatory. In accordance with security procedures, a flight attendant stayed with the first officer while I was gone. I called the cockpit for re-admittance, and before I could say anything, the flight attendant opened the door as the first officer had the PA and said 'death to the infidels.' not good! The first officer did apologize to everyone, but what was he thinking? He was previously a DC9 captain, and that hand set (on the DC9) was used for intercom. I think the combination of poor judgement and A320 communication system led to this.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A319 FO ACCIDENTALLY MADE AN INAPPROPRIATE REMARK ON THE PA, WHEN THE CAPT WAS RETURNING FROM THE LAVATORY.
Narrative: 1 HR BEFORE LNDG, I LEFT THE COCKPIT TO USE THE FORWARD LAVATORY. IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECURITY PROCS, A FLT ATTENDANT STAYED WITH THE FO WHILE I WAS GONE. I CALLED THE COCKPIT FOR RE-ADMITTANCE, AND BEFORE I COULD SAY ANYTHING, THE FLT ATTENDANT OPENED THE DOOR AS THE FO HAD THE PA AND SAID 'DEATH TO THE INFIDELS.' NOT GOOD! THE FO DID APOLOGIZE TO EVERYONE, BUT WHAT WAS HE THINKING? HE WAS PREVIOUSLY A DC9 CAPT, AND THAT HAND SET (ON THE DC9) WAS USED FOR INTERCOM. I THINK THE COMBINATION OF POOR JUDGEMENT AND A320 COM SYS LED TO THIS.
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.