Flight attendant left her manual on a previous flight.

Attributes
ACN	288036
Time
Date	199411
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : msy
State Reference	LA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	288036
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted other
Consequence	Other Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Flight of one leg from msy to iah without crew member (flight attendants) manual. I was flying with 2 new hires as flight attendants, and we were running behind on our liquor count so when we arrived in msy from mco the ground crew were rushing us to get off the plane, so we did, and in the process I left my manual behind. I didn't realize what had happened until the next day when I was supposed to fly again. After checking my emergency equipment I reached for my manual. It was then that I realized that I did not have my manual. I told the captain and the first officer and they told me it was a no go item. So we all went back up to the gate and started calling the administration to try and get the plane off the ground. After speaking with crew scheduling I was transferred many times from one supervisor to another. Finally I was told by someone that I could fly as long as we had one manual on board, which we did. The captain/first officer got authorization for themselves through their own resources also upon arrival in iah, I was given my manual back.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT ATTENDANT LEFT HER MANUAL ON A PREVIOUS FLT.

Narrative: FLT OF ONE LEG FROM MSY TO IAH WITHOUT CREW MEMBER (FLT ATTENDANTS) MANUAL. I WAS FLYING WITH 2 NEW HIRES AS FLT ATTENDANTS, AND WE WERE RUNNING BEHIND ON OUR LIQUOR COUNT SO WHEN WE ARRIVED IN MSY FROM MCO THE GND CREW WERE RUSHING US TO GET OFF THE PLANE, SO WE DID, AND IN THE PROCESS I LEFT MY MANUAL BEHIND. I DIDN'T REALIZE WHAT HAD HAPPENED UNTIL THE NEXT DAY WHEN I WAS SUPPOSED TO FLY AGAIN. AFTER CHKING MY EMER EQUIP I REACHED FOR MY MANUAL. IT WAS THEN THAT I REALIZED THAT I DID NOT HAVE MY MANUAL. I TOLD THE CAPT AND THE FO AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A NO GO ITEM. SO WE ALL WENT BACK UP TO THE GATE AND STARTED CALLING THE ADMINISTRATION TO TRY AND GET THE PLANE OFF THE GND. AFTER SPEAKING WITH CREW SCHEDULING I WAS TRANSFERRED MANY TIMES FROM ONE SUPVR TO ANOTHER. FINALLY I WAS TOLD BY SOMEONE THAT I COULD FLY AS LONG AS WE HAD ONE MANUAL ON BOARD, WHICH WE DID. THE CAPT/FO GOT AUTHORIZATION FOR THEMSELVES THROUGH THEIR OWN RESOURCES ALSO UPON ARR IN IAH, I WAS GIVEN MY MANUAL BACK.

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.