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Flight attendant reported moving to an unassigned jumpseat for social distancing purposes. The move conflicted with far regulations.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1753673 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202007 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Flight Attendant (On Duty) |
| Qualification | Flight Attendant Current |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
For landing I sat in xr jumpseat instead of xr foward facing jumpseat. The passengers in the second to the last row were coughing and sneezing and I was concerned for my health and safety. I felt that I needed to social distance. I was unaware that moving to the xr jumpseat for health reasons violated an far.in circumstances such [as] this; we should have provisions in place to protect not only ourselves; but our loved ones at home.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Flight Attendant reported moving to an unassigned jumpseat for social distancing purposes. The move conflicted with FAR regulations.
Narrative: For landing I sat in XR jumpseat instead of XR foward facing jumpseat. The passengers in the second to the last row were coughing and sneezing and I was concerned for my health and safety. I felt that I needed to social distance. I was unaware that moving to the XR jumpseat for health reasons violated an FAR.In circumstances such [as] this; we should have provisions in place to protect not only ourselves; but our loved ones at home.
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.