Relief flight crew rest seats confiscated by passengers making their nests for a long flight.

Attributes
ACN	136636
Time
Date	199002
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pdx
State Reference	OR
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zjx
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	ground : preflight ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	136636
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Flight (non stop normally) pdx-sel assigned a relief captain and F/east due to a scheduled fuel stop in anchorage due to winds/passenger/cargo load. Relief crew to be in cockpit for takeoff and landing. Before aircraft taxied, the passenger in business class (2/3 full or better) 'spread out and built nests' in business class seats assigned for crew rest. Aircraft has no crew rest facility. Used F/a's to explain to passenger. When business class is so full the crew should be assigned seats in first class for adequate rest and privacy. The company is assigning first class to company business travelers but not the pilots responsible for a safe operation. Priorities mixed up! And lack of adequate crew rest facility for international operation. This flight 13:05 hours.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RELIEF FLT CREW REST SEATS CONFISCATED BY PASSENGERS MAKING THEIR NESTS FOR A LONG FLT.

Narrative: FLT (NON STOP NORMALLY) PDX-SEL ASSIGNED A RELIEF CAPT AND F/E DUE TO A SCHEDULED FUEL STOP IN ANCHORAGE DUE TO WINDS/PAX/CARGO LOAD. RELIEF CREW TO BE IN COCKPIT FOR TKOF AND LNDG. BEFORE ACFT TAXIED, THE PAX IN BUSINESS CLASS (2/3 FULL OR BETTER) 'SPREAD OUT AND BUILT NESTS' IN BUSINESS CLASS SEATS ASSIGNED FOR CREW REST. ACFT HAS NO CREW REST FACILITY. USED F/A'S TO EXPLAIN TO PAX. WHEN BUSINESS CLASS IS SO FULL THE CREW SHOULD BE ASSIGNED SEATS IN FIRST CLASS FOR ADEQUATE REST AND PRIVACY. THE COMPANY IS ASSIGNING FIRST CLASS TO COMPANY BUSINESS TRAVELERS BUT NOT THE PLTS RESPONSIBLE FOR A SAFE OPERATION. PRIORITIES MIXED UP! AND LACK OF ADEQUATE CREW REST FACILITY FOR INTL OPERATION. THIS FLT 13:05 HOURS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.