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A flight attendant discovered after takeoff that the exit row passenger she had briefed regarding emergency actions was not fluent in english. The problem was learned when the passenger was unable to communicate in response to the reporter's request for drink orders.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 904583 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201008 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Flight Attendant (On Duty) |
| Qualification | Flight Attendant Current |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural FAR Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
I briefed my exit correctly and everybody gave me good answers for my questions. I just realized later on during the flight that the person that I briefed in the exit row did not always understand me. I noticed that when I was asking her for milk or sugar for her coffee.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A Flight Attendant discovered after takeoff that the exit row passenger she had briefed regarding emergency actions was not fluent in English. The problem was learned when the passenger was unable to communicate in response to the reporter's request for drink orders.
Narrative: I briefed my exit correctly and everybody gave me good answers for my questions. I just realized later on during the flight that the person that I briefed in the exit row did not always understand me. I noticed that when I was asking her for milk or sugar for her coffee.
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.