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Flight attendant reported a blocked jumpseat was subsequently used possibly violating far rules.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1754076 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202008 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Flight Attendant (On Duty) |
| Qualification | Flight Attendant Current |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural FAR Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
Csr approached me during boarding and informed me that first class was booked to xx passengers so she was going to have to give out one of the blocked seats; either X2 or X5. I told her it was my understanding that X2 is blocked for my personal social distancing and that X5 is blocked for flight attendant #4 or a cabin jumpseater. Therefore; so long as there wasn't anyone jumpseating and we didn't have the 4th flight attendant that X5 would be the wiser choice. She then assigned X5 to a passenger. I was then told inflight by one of the deadheading flight attendants that because it is blocked for jumpseat purposes; it violates an far to allow somebody to sit there.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Flight Attendant reported a blocked jumpseat was subsequently used possibly violating FAR rules.
Narrative: CSR approached me during boarding and informed me that first class was booked to XX passengers so she was going to have to give out one of the blocked seats; either X2 or X5. I told her it was my understanding that X2 is blocked for my personal social distancing and that X5 is blocked for FA #4 or a cabin jumpseater. Therefore; so long as there wasn't anyone jumpseating and we didn't have the 4th Flight Attendant that X5 would be the wiser choice. She then assigned X5 to a passenger. I was then told inflight by one of the deadheading flight attendants that because it is blocked for jumpseat purposes; it violates an FAR to allow somebody to sit there.
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.