Cabin attendant did not have certificate holder manual in possession during FAA preflight inspection...

Attributes
ACN	295578
Time
Date	199502
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : iah
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	295578
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	observation : air carrier inspector
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On feb/thu/95, I inadvertently forgot to replace my in-flight manual into my suitcase after packing for work. The manual always stays in my suitcase, but on this occasion, I decided to clean out the suitcase and to add some new items (flashlight, clean clothes, aprons, etc, and forgot to replace my in-flight manual into my bag. I flew a flight to iah. While on the ground in iah an FAA inspector came on board requesting to see and check all crew members manuals. It was at that point that I realized that I had not packed mine. The FAA inspector advised me that I could not fly without a manual. So, I immediately called iah in-flight and was able to purchase a manual in order to be qualified to continue on with my trip.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CABIN ATTENDANT DID NOT HAVE CERTIFICATE HOLDER MANUAL IN POSSESSION DURING FAA PREFLT INSPECTION.

Narrative: ON FEB/THU/95, I INADVERTENTLY FORGOT TO REPLACE MY INFLT MANUAL INTO MY SUITCASE AFTER PACKING FOR WORK. THE MANUAL ALWAYS STAYS IN MY SUITCASE, BUT ON THIS OCCASION, I DECIDED TO CLEAN OUT THE SUITCASE AND TO ADD SOME NEW ITEMS (FLASHLIGHT, CLEAN CLOTHES, APRONS, ETC, AND FORGOT TO REPLACE MY INFLT MANUAL INTO MY BAG. I FLEW A FLT TO IAH. WHILE ON THE GND IN IAH AN FAA INSPECTOR CAME ON BOARD REQUESTING TO SEE AND CHK ALL CREW MEMBERS MANUALS. IT WAS AT THAT POINT THAT I REALIZED THAT I HAD NOT PACKED MINE. THE FAA INSPECTOR ADVISED ME THAT I COULD NOT FLY WITHOUT A MANUAL. SO, I IMMEDIATELY CALLED IAH INFLT AND WAS ABLE TO PURCHASE A MANUAL IN ORDER TO BE QUALIFIED TO CONTINUE ON WITH MY TRIP.

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.