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At the gate when offered a drink by the cabin attendant the captain asked to be surprised and he was. Cabin attendant brought him a cream liqueur not knowing it contained alcohol.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 197634 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199112 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : stl |
| State Reference | MO |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ord |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 7000 |
| ASRS Report | 197634 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Holiday cheer. The flight attendant asked if I wanted something to drink. I said sure, I don't care what it is, surprise me. Later she brought to the cockpit what she called her 'special drink.' I smiled and said 'thanks.' I took a sip and was surprised to taste alcohol. I called her to the cockpit. She said, 'no, it doesn't have any alcohol in it, just a cream liqueur.' picking my jaw off the floor, I informed her, with my best cockpit resource management manner, that it is alcohol and she should never bring it in the cockpit. She was surprised about the alcohol, explaining she didn't drink much, and she was sorry it happened. She said no passenger saw her fix the drink. I dropped the matter after ensuring she was fully aware of the error of her ways!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AT THE GATE WHEN OFFERED A DRINK BY THE CABIN ATTENDANT THE CAPT ASKED TO BE SURPRISED AND HE WAS. CABIN ATTENDANT BROUGHT HIM A CREAM LIQUEUR NOT KNOWING IT CONTAINED ALCOHOL.
Narrative: HOLIDAY CHEER. THE FLT ATTENDANT ASKED IF I WANTED SOMETHING TO DRINK. I SAID SURE, I DON'T CARE WHAT IT IS, SURPRISE ME. LATER SHE BROUGHT TO THE COCKPIT WHAT SHE CALLED HER 'SPECIAL DRINK.' I SMILED AND SAID 'THANKS.' I TOOK A SIP AND WAS SURPRISED TO TASTE ALCOHOL. I CALLED HER TO THE COCKPIT. SHE SAID, 'NO, IT DOESN'T HAVE ANY ALCOHOL IN IT, JUST A CREAM LIQUEUR.' PICKING MY JAW OFF THE FLOOR, I INFORMED HER, WITH MY BEST COCKPIT RESOURCE MGMNT MANNER, THAT IT IS ALCOHOL AND SHE SHOULD NEVER BRING IT IN THE COCKPIT. SHE WAS SURPRISED ABOUT THE ALCOHOL, EXPLAINING SHE DIDN'T DRINK MUCH, AND SHE WAS SORRY IT HAPPENED. SHE SAID NO PAX SAW HER FIX THE DRINK. I DROPPED THE MATTER AFTER ENSURING SHE WAS FULLY AWARE OF THE ERROR OF HER WAYS!
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.