A jumpseating flight attendant reported that only one aft cabin door jumpseat lap belt was operable ...

Narrative:

I was a non-revenue on this flight. I was assigned the a cabin jumpseat which is located; aft entry door jumpseat-right hand side. I was the last passenger to board. I notified the #1 and #4 flight attendants that I would be occupying the aft door jumpseat with the #2 flight attendant. The agent closed the aircraft door and the #1 announced; 'flight attendants prepare for departure.' I proceeded to the back of the aircraft. I notified the #2 flight attendant I would be sharing the aft jumpseat with her. The flight attendants began the manual safety demo. When I pulled down the aft jumpseat; I could not locate any of the seatbelts. I looked under the jumpseat. All four seatbelts in their plastic casings were bolted to the door and laying on the aircraft floor. I had never experienced this before. I was able to perch all four seatbelts on the back of the jumpseat. The male end of the seatbelt on my side of the jump seat (right-hand side) would not extend from the plastic casing. The #2's seatbelt worked well. Unfortunately; because my male end seatbelt would not extend; I strapped in using the shoulder harnesses' only for both take-off and landing. I notified the #2 about the lack of the seatbelt functioning properly.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A jumpseating Flight Attendant reported that only one aft cabin door jumpseat lap belt was operable on an MD-80 so she used the shoulder harness alone for takeoff and landing.

Narrative: I was a non-revenue on this flight. I was assigned the a cabin jumpseat which is located; Aft Entry Door jumpseat-right hand side. I was the last passenger to board. I notified the #1 and #4 Flight Attendants that I would be occupying the aft door jumpseat with the #2 Flight Attendant. The Agent closed the aircraft door and the #1 announced; 'Flight attendants prepare for departure.' I proceeded to the back of the aircraft. I notified the #2 Flight Attendant I would be sharing the aft jumpseat with her. The flight attendants began the manual safety demo. When I pulled down the aft jumpseat; I could not locate any of the seatbelts. I looked under the jumpseat. All four seatbelts in their plastic casings were bolted to the door and laying on the aircraft floor. I had never experienced this before. I was able to perch all four seatbelts on the back of the jumpseat. The male end of the seatbelt on my side of the jump seat (right-hand side) would not extend from the plastic casing. The #2's seatbelt worked well. Unfortunately; because my male end seatbelt would not extend; I strapped in using the shoulder harnesses' only for both take-off and landing. I notified the #2 about the lack of the seatbelt functioning properly.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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	1031053
Time
Date	201208
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Cabin Crew Seat
Person 1
Function	Off Duty
Qualification	Flight Attendant Current
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

A jumpseating flight attendant reported that only one aft cabin door jumpseat lap belt was operable on an md-80 so she used the shoulder harness alone for takeoff and landing.