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A flight attendant let a passenger into the cockpit of an air carrier light transport. The passenger was thrown out summarily.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 236191 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199303 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : lfk |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 16000 msl bound upper : 16000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : zfw |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 11500 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 236191 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 800 |
| ASRS Report | 236321 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Had an ex-crew scheduler for our regional airline (now employed in a similar capacity by the code-share partner) on board. Not a certificated airman! He asked flight attendant to visit cockpit en route and without checking with me, the dumb south___ flight attendant opened the cockpit door and let him into my cockpit!! I asked non-revenue passenger if he was a licensed airman and he said no. I politely told him that the cockpit was off limits to non-certificated personnel. He left. Flight attendant manual has listing of who is allowed into cockpit and procedures to be used to allow people into cockpit. The flight attendant simply didn't think and, as a result, put me and my first officer into a violation situation. P.south., yes, the flight attendant and I had a long chat after we landed. I didn't report him to his supervisor cause he's basically a nice guy. But I told him that if the feds come after me, I'm gonna burn him.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A FLT ATTENDANT LET A PAX INTO THE COCKPIT OF AN ACR LTT. THE PAX WAS THROWN OUT SUMMARILY.
Narrative: HAD AN EX-CREW SCHEDULER FOR OUR REGIONAL AIRLINE (NOW EMPLOYED IN A SIMILAR CAPACITY BY THE CODE-SHARE PARTNER) ON BOARD. NOT A CERTIFICATED AIRMAN! HE ASKED FLT ATTENDANT TO VISIT COCKPIT ENRTE AND WITHOUT CHKING WITH ME, THE DUMB S___ FLT ATTENDANT OPENED THE COCKPIT DOOR AND LET HIM INTO MY COCKPIT!! I ASKED NON-REVENUE PAX IF HE WAS A LICENSED AIRMAN AND HE SAID NO. I POLITELY TOLD HIM THAT THE COCKPIT WAS OFF LIMITS TO NON-CERTIFICATED PERSONNEL. HE LEFT. FLT ATTENDANT MANUAL HAS LISTING OF WHO IS ALLOWED INTO COCKPIT AND PROCS TO BE USED TO ALLOW PEOPLE INTO COCKPIT. THE FLT ATTENDANT SIMPLY DIDN'T THINK AND, AS A RESULT, PUT ME AND MY FO INTO A VIOLATION SIT. P.S., YES, THE FLT ATTENDANT AND I HAD A LONG CHAT AFTER WE LANDED. I DIDN'T RPT HIM TO HIS SUPVR CAUSE HE'S BASICALLY A NICE GUY. BUT I TOLD HIM THAT IF THE FEDS COME AFTER ME, I'M GONNA BURN HIM.
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.