Less than 12 hours prior to scheduled departure; B757-200 captain is served and sips a mixed drink i...

Attributes
ACN	794797
Time
Date	200807
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 15250 flight time type : 721
ASRS Report	794797
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : company policies
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Environmental Factor

Narrative:

I went to have breakfast on the layover in ZZZ and ordered first an orange juice which I then changed to a grapefruit juice from the waitress. I did not watch her prepare the drink and she shortly brought me what I thought was a glass of grapefruit juice only. I took drink of the juice through the straw provided and realized after I had swallowed the drink that she had also put alcohol (vodka or rum) in the drink. She thought I had ordered their morning drink special. The time according to my cell phone was XB08A and I knew my departure time was very close to being exactly 12 hours away. I left the restaurant and went outside to call flight operations to confirm my scheduled departure time. He said it was at XA50P local. So I then told him that I had just inadvertently had an alcoholic drink inside the 12 hour rule by 18 mins and we needed to delay our departure by the same amount. He said he'd take care of it and I went back to the hotel. I received a call from the crew desk about 2 hours later informing me I'd been reassigned to a later departure and that that captain would take my flight out on time. I don't know what I could have done differently other than state categorically 'no alcohol' when I ordered or smell each drink before I consume it.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LESS THAN 12 HRS PRIOR TO SCHEDULED DEP; B757-200 CAPT IS SERVED AND SIPS A MIXED DRINK INSTEAD OF THE GRAPEFRUIT JUICE HE ORDERED. IS REASSIGNED TO A LATER DEP.

Narrative: I WENT TO HAVE BREAKFAST ON THE LAYOVER IN ZZZ AND ORDERED FIRST AN ORANGE JUICE WHICH I THEN CHANGED TO A GRAPEFRUIT JUICE FROM THE WAITRESS. I DID NOT WATCH HER PREPARE THE DRINK AND SHE SHORTLY BROUGHT ME WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A GLASS OF GRAPEFRUIT JUICE ONLY. I TOOK DRINK OF THE JUICE THROUGH THE STRAW PROVIDED AND REALIZED AFTER I HAD SWALLOWED THE DRINK THAT SHE HAD ALSO PUT ALCOHOL (VODKA OR RUM) IN THE DRINK. SHE THOUGHT I HAD ORDERED THEIR MORNING DRINK SPECIAL. THE TIME ACCORDING TO MY CELL PHONE WAS XB08A AND I KNEW MY DEP TIME WAS VERY CLOSE TO BEING EXACTLY 12 HRS AWAY. I LEFT THE RESTAURANT AND WENT OUTSIDE TO CALL FLT OPS TO CONFIRM MY SCHEDULED DEP TIME. HE SAID IT WAS AT XA50P LCL. SO I THEN TOLD HIM THAT I HAD JUST INADVERTENTLY HAD AN ALCOHOLIC DRINK INSIDE THE 12 HR RULE BY 18 MINS AND WE NEEDED TO DELAY OUR DEP BY THE SAME AMOUNT. HE SAID HE'D TAKE CARE OF IT AND I WENT BACK TO THE HOTEL. I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE CREW DESK ABOUT 2 HRS LATER INFORMING ME I'D BEEN REASSIGNED TO A LATER DEP AND THAT THAT CAPT WOULD TAKE MY FLT OUT ON TIME. I DON'T KNOW WHAT I COULD HAVE DONE DIFFERENTLY OTHER THAN STATE CATEGORICALLY 'NO ALCOHOL' WHEN I ORDERED OR SMELL EACH DRINK BEFORE I CONSUME IT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.

Less than 12 hours prior to scheduled departure; B757-200 captain is served and sips a mixed drink instead of the grapefruit juice he ordered. Is reassigned to a later departure.