Aircraft is pushed back from the gate while 1 of the cabin attendants is still in the terminal.

Attributes
ACN	190788
Time
Date	199110
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : atl
State Reference	GA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	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 : 50 flight time total : 10500
ASRS Report	190788
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	190985
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

This was a quick turn on a scheduled flight cle atl cle. At some point 1 flight attendant left the aircraft to make a phone call. Aircraft was boarded. Ground security coordinator indicated all was well and ready to close. Captain agreed to close if flight attendants were ready. Flight service manager agreed and door was closed. It was assumed that the third flight attendant was on board, perhaps in the bathroom. Error was discovered as aircraft pushed back. Returned to gate. Picked up flight attendant and departed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT IS PUSHED BACK FROM THE GATE WHILE 1 OF THE CABIN ATTENDANTS IS STILL IN THE TERMINAL.

Narrative: THIS WAS A QUICK TURN ON A SCHEDULED FLT CLE ATL CLE. AT SOME POINT 1 FLT ATTENDANT LEFT THE ACFT TO MAKE A PHONE CALL. ACFT WAS BOARDED. GND SECURITY COORDINATOR INDICATED ALL WAS WELL AND READY TO CLOSE. CAPT AGREED TO CLOSE IF FLT ATTENDANTS WERE READY. FLT SVC MGR AGREED AND DOOR WAS CLOSED. IT WAS ASSUMED THAT THE THIRD FLT ATTENDANT WAS ON BOARD, PERHAPS IN THE BATHROOM. ERROR WAS DISCOVERED AS ACFT PUSHED BACK. RETURNED TO GATE. PICKED UP FLT ATTENDANT AND DEPARTED.

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.