A flight attendant reported that a passenger carrying a lap child was place in the last aircraft row...

Narrative:

I was walking to the back galley to start the beverage service when I noticed that the woman at seat 30F was holding a child in her lap. Seats 30D and 30E were also occupied. We moved a customer to another seat to ensure adequate O2 masks would be available in an emergency. This flight was almost full and the boarding process was hectic; as usual. In addition there was a celebration for a gold customer who reached a million mile mark. The crew admits to missing the lap child in this row prior to take-off and will be more diligent in the future with checking this row; but wonders why this was not tagged in the computer system when she checked in for her flight. We could alleviate delays and frustrated customers if the system noted parents traveling with lap children and the rows on certain aircraft where they are not allowed. The same could be said for car seats!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A Flight Attendant reported that a passenger carrying a lap child was place in the last aircraft row with insufficient oxygen masks. The passenger and child were were moved by the crew to a suitable seat.

Narrative: I was walking to the back galley to start the beverage service when I noticed that the woman at seat 30F was holding a child in her lap. Seats 30D and 30E were also occupied. We moved a customer to another seat to ensure adequate O2 masks would be available in an emergency. This flight was almost full and the boarding process was hectic; as usual. In addition there was a celebration for a GOLD customer who reached a million mile mark. The crew admits to missing the lap child in this row prior to take-off and will be more diligent in the future with checking this row; but wonders why this was not tagged in the computer system when she checked in for her flight. We could alleviate delays and frustrated customers if the system noted parents traveling with lap children and the rows on certain aircraft where they are not allowed. The same could be said for car seats!

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.

Attributes
ACN	871936
Time
Date	201002
Local Time Of Day	0001-0600
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Takeoff
Person 1
Function	Flight Attendant (On Duty)
Qualification	Flight Attendant Current
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Other / Unknown

A flight attendant reported that a passenger carrying a lap child was place in the last aircraft row with insufficient oxygen masks. The passenger and child were were moved by the crew to a suitable seat.