B737-400 captain reports water damage caused by cockpit window left open overnight by ground personn...

Attributes
ACN	692691
Time
Date	200604
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sfo.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-400
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain observation : observer
ASRS Report	692691
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe cabin event other non adherence : company policies
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Company
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

This morning; I arrived at the top of the jetway for flight departing sfo; and immediately heard a local radio station. The closer to the aircraft; the louder it got. As I reached the cockpit the volume was booming. Someone had been sitting in the captain's chair and listening to local station on the overhead speaker at a volume level that would have had a hearing impaired individual covering their ears. The captain's window was wide open and rain had soaked the seat cushion; hand microphone; oxygen mask; and flooded the cockpit floor. Obviously someone had been 'playing pilot' overnight. At the forward flight attendant station someone left a cassette tape just below the music tape player. Obviously the company cassette had been replaced with someone's personal selection. All that was missing were the empty bottles and full ashtrays. I'm just sorry that I missed the party. It must have been a good one. Maybe it is time to lock the cockpit doors at night to keep the pests out. And while we're at it -- change the combination on the tape player door. Partying it up in the cabin is not a huge problem. People screwing around in our cockpits is. This needs to be taken care of immediately.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-400 CAPT RPTS WATER DAMAGE CAUSED BY COCKPIT WINDOW LEFT OPEN OVERNIGHT BY GND PERSONNEL ENGAGED IN UNPROFESSIONAL PRACTICES. FURTHER EVIDENCE OF ACFT EQUIP BEING USED FOR PERSONAL USES DISCOVERED IN CABIN.

Narrative: THIS MORNING; I ARRIVED AT THE TOP OF THE JETWAY FOR FLT DEPARTING SFO; AND IMMEDIATELY HEARD A LCL RADIO STATION. THE CLOSER TO THE ACFT; THE LOUDER IT GOT. AS I REACHED THE COCKPIT THE VOLUME WAS BOOMING. SOMEONE HAD BEEN SITTING IN THE CAPT'S CHAIR AND LISTENING TO LCL STATION ON THE OVERHEAD SPEAKER AT A VOLUME LEVEL THAT WOULD HAVE HAD A HEARING IMPAIRED INDIVIDUAL COVERING THEIR EARS. THE CAPT'S WINDOW WAS WIDE OPEN AND RAIN HAD SOAKED THE SEAT CUSHION; HAND MIKE; OXYGEN MASK; AND FLOODED THE COCKPIT FLOOR. OBVIOUSLY SOMEONE HAD BEEN 'PLAYING PLT' OVERNIGHT. AT THE FORWARD FLT ATTENDANT STATION SOMEONE LEFT A CASSETTE TAPE JUST BELOW THE MUSIC TAPE PLAYER. OBVIOUSLY THE COMPANY CASSETTE HAD BEEN REPLACED WITH SOMEONE'S PERSONAL SELECTION. ALL THAT WAS MISSING WERE THE EMPTY BOTTLES AND FULL ASHTRAYS. I'M JUST SORRY THAT I MISSED THE PARTY. IT MUST HAVE BEEN A GOOD ONE. MAYBE IT IS TIME TO LOCK THE COCKPIT DOORS AT NIGHT TO KEEP THE PESTS OUT. AND WHILE WE'RE AT IT -- CHANGE THE COMBINATION ON THE TAPE PLAYER DOOR. PARTYING IT UP IN THE CABIN IS NOT A HUGE PROB. PEOPLE SCREWING AROUND IN OUR COCKPITS IS. THIS NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF IMMEDIATELY.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.

B737-400 captain reports water damage caused by cockpit window left open overnight by ground personnel engaged in unprofessional practices. Further evidence of aircraft equipment being used for personal uses discovered in cabin.