Captain allowed non revenue passenger to ride jump seat.

Attributes
ACN	202912
Time
Date	199202
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
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 : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	202912
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were preparing to push back from the gate, and the airplane was completely full. At the last possible moment, the agent came to the cockpit and said that he would have to take a non-revenue passenger off of the airplane because a revenue passenger had showed up at the last min. As the non-revenue passenger passed the cockpit, the captain asked him if he would like to ride the jumpseat and he replied that he would. The captain asked the agent if he had any objections to this, and he said 'no, I just want to get the flight out on time.' at no time was I asked my opinion, and it wasn't until the taxi out that I discovered that this person on the jumpseat wasn't a pilot, (as I had supposed) but the husband of a flight attendant who worked for 1 of our commuter affiliates. Not wanting to cause a scene, I didn't voice my objections, and the flight proceeded normally to our destination. The sad part of all this is that 2 days prior to this event I attended 'crew resource management' training where I was taught how to, as a first officer, voice my objections in a clear, concise manner. Obviously I failed miserably. In the future I will speak my mind, even if it means taxiing back to the gate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT ALLOWED NON REVENUE PAX TO RIDE JUMP SEAT.

Narrative: WE WERE PREPARING TO PUSH BACK FROM THE GATE, AND THE AIRPLANE WAS COMPLETELY FULL. AT THE LAST POSSIBLE MOMENT, THE AGENT CAME TO THE COCKPIT AND SAID THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO TAKE A NON-REVENUE PAX OFF OF THE AIRPLANE BECAUSE A REVENUE PAX HAD SHOWED UP AT THE LAST MIN. AS THE NON-REVENUE PAX PASSED THE COCKPIT, THE CAPT ASKED HIM IF HE WOULD LIKE TO RIDE THE JUMPSEAT AND HE REPLIED THAT HE WOULD. THE CAPT ASKED THE AGENT IF HE HAD ANY OBJECTIONS TO THIS, AND HE SAID 'NO, I JUST WANT TO GET THE FLT OUT ON TIME.' AT NO TIME WAS I ASKED MY OPINION, AND IT WASN'T UNTIL THE TAXI OUT THAT I DISCOVERED THAT THIS PERSON ON THE JUMPSEAT WASN'T A PLT, (AS I HAD SUPPOSED) BUT THE HUSBAND OF A FLT ATTENDANT WHO WORKED FOR 1 OF OUR COMMUTER AFFILIATES. NOT WANTING TO CAUSE A SCENE, I DIDN'T VOICE MY OBJECTIONS, AND THE FLT PROCEEDED NORMALLY TO OUR DEST. THE SAD PART OF ALL THIS IS THAT 2 DAYS PRIOR TO THIS EVENT I ATTENDED 'CREW RESOURCE MGMNT' TRAINING WHERE I WAS TAUGHT HOW TO, AS A FO, VOICE MY OBJECTIONS IN A CLR, CONCISE MANNER. OBVIOUSLY I FAILED MISERABLY. IN THE FUTURE I WILL SPEAK MY MIND, EVEN IF IT MEANS TAXIING BACK TO THE GATE.

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.