1 more passenger than seats.

Attributes
ACN	283137
Time
Date	199409
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : stl
State Reference	MO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 20000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zkc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure other departure sid : sid enroute airway : zkc
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 11000
ASRS Report	283137
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	283223
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Flight departed stl for hou with all passenger and crew seats occupied. During climb, a flight attendant was surprised to see a passenger for whom no seat was available emerge from the lavatory. The passenger, who was properly ticketed, had remained in the lavatory after his empty seat was filled by the gate agent. After consulting with dispatch and other company officials, a lap child was found to open up a seat and the captain elected to continue to hou.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: 1 MORE PAX THAN SEATS.

Narrative: FLT DEPARTED STL FOR HOU WITH ALL PAX AND CREW SEATS OCCUPIED. DURING CLB, A FLT ATTENDANT WAS SURPRISED TO SEE A PAX FOR WHOM NO SEAT WAS AVAILABLE EMERGE FROM THE LAVATORY. THE PAX, WHO WAS PROPERLY TICKETED, HAD REMAINED IN THE LAVATORY AFTER HIS EMPTY SEAT WAS FILLED BY THE GATE AGENT. AFTER CONSULTING WITH DISPATCH AND OTHER COMPANY OFFICIALS, A LAP CHILD WAS FOUND TO OPEN UP A SEAT AND THE CAPT ELECTED TO CONTINUE TO HOU.

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.