Narrative:

Didn't have time on a 30 min flight to write up a bunch of cabin stuff. She said fine, and she agreed to remain behind after the flight to clarify the items. She seemed pleased with me that I would agree to enter all her items, and the conversation was polite and professional. She then asked me if I knew if there was contract or company maintenance personnel in dtw. I told her I was not sure but thought they might be contract. Flight attendant #1 then said flight attendant #4 is planning for her next flight which goes to dtw. I thought this whole matter was rather strange but since she was on some special company committee, I was trying to help out and be cooperative. Catastrophic. This is what I feel needs to be addressed further. Flight attendant #4 got on this aircraft in dfw, and I am sure inspected her jumpseat. If her jumpseat was not retracting fully we should have had it fixed immediately. Flight attendant #4 openly told me in okc it was not her intent to delay the flight. But because of her not wanting to delay a flight, I unknowingly flew an aircraft for 2 legs which should have been fixed in dfw or okc. Flight attendant #4 chose to withhold this critical information from the captain and was making a safety of flight decision, which I feel is not her position. Supplemental information from acn 629308: flight attendant #4 entered and said 'I have a note for you, but don't look at it until after we leave.' I interpreted that as the note being of a personal nature, not work related. After the parking checklist, I became aware the note contained serious safety issues, to the extent they violated FAA rules.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 CAPT REQUIRED 2 FLT ATTENDANTS TO STAY AFTER THE FLT BLOCKED IN, TO CLARIFY CABIN DISCREPANCY.

Narrative: DIDN'T HAVE TIME ON A 30 MIN FLT TO WRITE UP A BUNCH OF CABIN STUFF. SHE SAID FINE, AND SHE AGREED TO REMAIN BEHIND AFTER THE FLT TO CLARIFY THE ITEMS. SHE SEEMED PLEASED WITH ME THAT I WOULD AGREE TO ENTER ALL HER ITEMS, AND THE CONVERSATION WAS POLITE AND PROFESSIONAL. SHE THEN ASKED ME IF I KNEW IF THERE WAS CONTRACT OR COMPANY MAINT PERSONNEL IN DTW. I TOLD HER I WAS NOT SURE BUT THOUGHT THEY MIGHT BE CONTRACT. FLT ATTENDANT #1 THEN SAID FLT ATTENDANT #4 IS PLANNING FOR HER NEXT FLT WHICH GOES TO DTW. I THOUGHT THIS WHOLE MATTER WAS RATHER STRANGE BUT SINCE SHE WAS ON SOME SPECIAL COMPANY COMMITTEE, I WAS TRYING TO HELP OUT AND BE COOPERATIVE. CATASTROPHIC. THIS IS WHAT I FEEL NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED FURTHER. FLT ATTENDANT #4 GOT ON THIS ACFT IN DFW, AND I AM SURE INSPECTED HER JUMPSEAT. IF HER JUMPSEAT WAS NOT RETRACTING FULLY WE SHOULD HAVE HAD IT FIXED IMMEDIATELY. FLT ATTENDANT #4 OPENLY TOLD ME IN OKC IT WAS NOT HER INTENT TO DELAY THE FLT. BUT BECAUSE OF HER NOT WANTING TO DELAY A FLT, I UNKNOWINGLY FLEW AN ACFT FOR 2 LEGS WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED IN DFW OR OKC. FLT ATTENDANT #4 CHOSE TO WITHHOLD THIS CRITICAL INFO FROM THE CAPT AND WAS MAKING A SAFETY OF FLT DECISION, WHICH I FEEL IS NOT HER POS. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 629308: FLT ATTENDANT #4 ENTERED AND SAID 'I HAVE A NOTE FOR YOU, BUT DON'T LOOK AT IT UNTIL AFTER WE LEAVE.' I INTERPED THAT AS THE NOTE BEING OF A PERSONAL NATURE, NOT WORK RELATED. AFTER THE PARKING CHKLIST, I BECAME AWARE THE NOTE CONTAINED SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES, TO THE EXTENT THEY VIOLATED FAA RULES.

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.