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Crj 700 cabin crew question their legality to fly a return trip after unknowingly consuming alcohol from a water bottle.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 699924 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200606 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : msp.airport |
| State Reference | MN |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet 700 ER&LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 3 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 10 flight attendant time total : 10 flight attendant time type : 25 |
| ASRS Report | 699924 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 3 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 23 flight attendant time total : 23 flight attendant time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 699925 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : company policies non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Company Cabin Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Cabin Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
After serving while we stocked the galley; we drank some bottled water. I witnessed the other flight attendant drink water; spit it out; and claim it was alcohol. I smelled the bottle's contents commenting it was surely not water. We deduced it was some form of alcohol. We reported it to the crew. I witnessed the other flight attendant make several phone calls to company and union officials. The company directed her to fly the schedule back to atl; even though the flight attendant manual and FARS state no person may act or attempt to act as a crew member of a civil aircraft within 8 hours of consumption of any alcoholic beverage. I would like this looked into. We should have ferried the aircraft back empty and alcohol testing should have been administered. Supplemental information from acn 699925: a supervisor flight attendant responded for me to operate my scheduled flight back to atl with passenger. The aircraft was met upon return to atl by company officials whom took samples of what I drank. I think I was given bad guidance and should have ferried the plane to atl without passenger.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CRJ 700 CABIN CREW QUESTION THEIR LEGALITY TO FLY A RETURN TRIP AFTER UNKNOWINGLY CONSUMING ALCOHOL FROM A WATER BOTTLE.
Narrative: AFTER SERVING WHILE WE STOCKED THE GALLEY; WE DRANK SOME BOTTLED WATER. I WITNESSED THE OTHER FLT ATTENDANT DRINK WATER; SPIT IT OUT; AND CLAIM IT WAS ALCOHOL. I SMELLED THE BOTTLE'S CONTENTS COMMENTING IT WAS SURELY NOT WATER. WE DEDUCED IT WAS SOME FORM OF ALCOHOL. WE RPTED IT TO THE CREW. I WITNESSED THE OTHER FLT ATTENDANT MAKE SEVERAL PHONE CALLS TO COMPANY AND UNION OFFICIALS. THE COMPANY DIRECTED HER TO FLY THE SCHEDULE BACK TO ATL; EVEN THOUGH THE FLT ATTENDANT MANUAL AND FARS STATE NO PERSON MAY ACT OR ATTEMPT TO ACT AS A CREW MEMBER OF A CIVIL ACFT WITHIN 8 HRS OF CONSUMPTION OF ANY ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE. I WOULD LIKE THIS LOOKED INTO. WE SHOULD HAVE FERRIED THE ACFT BACK EMPTY AND ALCOHOL TESTING SHOULD HAVE BEEN ADMINISTERED. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 699925: A SUPVR FLT ATTENDANT RESPONDED FOR ME TO OPERATE MY SCHEDULED FLT BACK TO ATL WITH PAX. THE ACFT WAS MET UPON RETURN TO ATL BY COMPANY OFFICIALS WHOM TOOK SAMPLES OF WHAT I DRANK. I THINK I WAS GIVEN BAD GUIDANCE AND SHOULD HAVE FERRIED THE PLANE TO ATL WITHOUT PAX.
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.