Loading procedure passenger.

Attributes
ACN	301340
Time
Date	199504
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pit
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lax
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Jetstream 32
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 3800 flight time type : 2100
ASRS Report	301340
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 5100 flight time type : 90
ASRS Report	301776
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Captain and I returned from lunch to find that the aircraft had been boarded with no crewmember aboard. Ground power was attached to aircraft but aircraft was not pwred. The normal procedure is for a crewmember aboard the aircraft to authority/authorized the boarding process when both the aircraft and the crew are ready. In this case, we were returning from a lunch break and the ramp agent had authority/authorized the boarding without checking with anyone. Supplemental information from acn 301776: the aircraft had been boarded by the gate agent who worked for other air carrier who handles us at pit.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LOADING PROC PAX.

Narrative: CAPT AND I RETURNED FROM LUNCH TO FIND THAT THE ACFT HAD BEEN BOARDED WITH NO CREWMEMBER ABOARD. GND PWR WAS ATTACHED TO ACFT BUT ACFT WAS NOT PWRED. THE NORMAL PROC IS FOR A CREWMEMBER ABOARD THE ACFT TO AUTH THE BOARDING PROCESS WHEN BOTH THE ACFT AND THE CREW ARE READY. IN THIS CASE, WE WERE RETURNING FROM A LUNCH BREAK AND THE RAMP AGENT HAD AUTH THE BOARDING WITHOUT CHKING WITH ANYONE. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 301776: THE ACFT HAD BEEN BOARDED BY THE GATE AGENT WHO WORKED FOR OTHER ACR WHO HANDLES US AT PIT.

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.