Cargo flight crew allows passenger aboard witout sufficient seat belts.

Attributes
ACN	145852
Time
Date	199005
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fwa
State Reference	IN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 4 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	ground : preflight ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 9000
ASRS Report	145852
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Captain allowed extra passenger to travel west/O having individual seatbelt. Seat had been removed for aircraft modification, leaving only bench type seat in passenger compartment. As I (F/east) was involved in preflight duties, I did not consider # of seatbelts available vs listed passenger. Upon arrival I realized that a seat that was normally available was removed. Captain informed me upon discussion that a company mechanic, also on board, had noted discrepancy of more than 1 person using a seatbelt. Obviously, closer attention to # of passenger should have been paid and 1 person bumped from flight. Safety could have been compromised if an aircraft operation incident/accident had occurred on this flight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CARGO FLT CREW ALLOWS PASSENGER ABOARD WITOUT SUFFICIENT SEAT BELTS.

Narrative: CAPT ALLOWED EXTRA PAX TO TRAVEL W/O HAVING INDIVIDUAL SEATBELT. SEAT HAD BEEN REMOVED FOR ACFT MODIFICATION, LEAVING ONLY BENCH TYPE SEAT IN PAX COMPARTMENT. AS I (F/E) WAS INVOLVED IN PREFLT DUTIES, I DID NOT CONSIDER # OF SEATBELTS AVAILABLE VS LISTED PAX. UPON ARR I REALIZED THAT A SEAT THAT WAS NORMALLY AVAILABLE WAS REMOVED. CAPT INFORMED ME UPON DISCUSSION THAT A COMPANY MECH, ALSO ON BOARD, HAD NOTED DISCREPANCY OF MORE THAN 1 PERSON USING A SEATBELT. OBVIOUSLY, CLOSER ATTN TO # OF PAX SHOULD HAVE BEEN PAID AND 1 PERSON BUMPED FROM FLT. SAFETY COULD HAVE BEEN COMPROMISED IF AN ACFT OPERATION INCIDENT/ACCIDENT HAD OCCURRED ON THIS FLT.

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.