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Air carrier flight attendant reported concern with new flight attendant staffing not providing adequate cabin security coverage.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1616113 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201902 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Flight Attendant (On Duty) |
| Qualification | Flight Attendant Current |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Prior to the removal of [one of the] flight attendants; we had both galleys covered with a galley attendant. So the forward galley attendant basically stayed in the forward section/zone a.now with the removal of the mid galley flight attendant; the forward galley flight attendant spends a lot of time in the mid galley setting up carts; coordinating the service and general service duties.prior to this change there was always an emphasis placed on cockpit security and that the forwards area/ zone a should always have a flight attendant there to observe cockpit activity etc. Now that the forward galley attendant spends a lot of time in the mid galley there is no coverage in zone a or the cockpit area. No one to observe suspicious activity; etc. Isn't this a safety concern that the company is overlooking with the removal of the mid galley attendant. We now have the cockpit area/zone a completely uncovered.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air carrier Flight Attendant reported concern with new Flight Attendant staffing not providing adequate cabin security coverage.
Narrative: Prior to the removal of [one of the] flight attendants; we had both galleys covered with a galley attendant. So the forward galley attendant basically stayed in the forward section/zone a.Now with the removal of the mid galley flight attendant; the forward galley flight attendant spends a lot of time in the mid galley setting up carts; coordinating the service and general service duties.Prior to this change there was always an emphasis placed on cockpit security and that the forwards area/ zone A should always have a flight attendant there to observe cockpit activity etc. Now that the forward galley attendant spends a lot of time in the mid galley there is no coverage in zone A or the cockpit area. No one to observe suspicious activity; etc. Isn't this a safety concern that the company is overlooking with the removal of the mid galley attendant. We now have the cockpit area/zone A completely uncovered.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.