Unable to provide tower with number of people on board.

Attributes
ACN	305796
Time
Date	199505
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mia
State Reference	FL
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mia
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	305796
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

During a short flight due to air interrupt, mia tower requested number of people on board. The number of people can't be determined by the load closeout because the number of flight attendants is not included. We know how many cockpit crew are on board of course, but it would be great if total souls on board were provided via the closeout. Since this is a 2-PERSON cockpit this would make things easier.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNABLE TO PROVIDE TWR WITH NUMBER OF PEOPLE ON BOARD.

Narrative: DURING A SHORT FLT DUE TO AIR INTERRUPT, MIA TWR REQUESTED NUMBER OF PEOPLE ON BOARD. THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE CAN'T BE DETERMINED BY THE LOAD CLOSEOUT BECAUSE THE NUMBER OF FLT ATTENDANTS IS NOT INCLUDED. WE KNOW HOW MANY COCKPIT CREW ARE ON BOARD OF COURSE, BUT IT WOULD BE GREAT IF TOTAL SOULS ON BOARD WERE PROVIDED VIA THE CLOSEOUT. SINCE THIS IS A 2-PERSON COCKPIT THIS WOULD MAKE THINGS EASIER.

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.