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B767-300 flight attendant reports that although the faom requires that carts not block access to jump seats; the standard first/business class service does just that.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1078285 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201304 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Flight Attendant (On Duty) |
| Qualification | Flight Attendant Current |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
The faom states 'carts should not restrict access to jump seats.' the company's procedure for the primary meal service in our business/first class cabin parks carts in front of 3 jump seats. There are 6 jump seats in that cabin. Four flight attendants work the cabin. If we have turbulence one flight attendant would not have a seat available.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B767-300 Flight Attendant reports that although the FAOM requires that carts not block access to jump seats; the standard First/Business Class service does just that.
Narrative: The FAOM states 'carts should not restrict access to jump seats.' The Company's procedure for the primary meal service in our Business/First Class cabin parks carts in front of 3 jump seats. There are 6 jump seats in that cabin. Four flight attendants work the cabin. If we have turbulence one flight attendant would not have a seat available.
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.