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Flight attendant occupied a broken seat for takeoff due to a full passenger load and unknown to the captain.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 324690 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199512 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : zzz |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-88 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff climbout : initial |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 324690 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
The aft flight attendant jump seat was placarded as being inoperative. I was aware of the situation and the limitations and knew that a passenger seat near this exit must be marked for flight attendant use only. This was no problem on the first 2 legs since we were not full. However, on the 3RD leg we filled the plane and my flight attendant had to situation on the broken seat for takeoff. I didn't find out about this until 30 mins after takeoff. For landing I had the flight attendant situation on the forward flight attendant jump seat. The situation was then fixed by marking a passenger seat 'for flight attendant use only' and contacting flight control to determine why we were allowed to fill the plane and not leave a seat available for the rear flight attendant.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT ATTENDANT OCCUPIED A BROKEN SEAT FOR TKOF DUE TO A FULL PAX LOAD AND UNKNOWN TO THE CAPT.
Narrative: THE AFT FLT ATTENDANT JUMP SEAT WAS PLACARDED AS BEING INOP. I WAS AWARE OF THE SIT AND THE LIMITATIONS AND KNEW THAT A PAX SEAT NEAR THIS EXIT MUST BE MARKED FOR FLT ATTENDANT USE ONLY. THIS WAS NO PROB ON THE FIRST 2 LEGS SINCE WE WERE NOT FULL. HOWEVER, ON THE 3RD LEG WE FILLED THE PLANE AND MY FLT ATTENDANT HAD TO SIT ON THE BROKEN SEAT FOR TKOF. I DIDN'T FIND OUT ABOUT THIS UNTIL 30 MINS AFTER TKOF. FOR LNDG I HAD THE FLT ATTENDANT SIT ON THE FORWARD FLT ATTENDANT JUMP SEAT. THE SIT WAS THEN FIXED BY MARKING A PAX SEAT 'FOR FLT ATTENDANT USE ONLY' AND CONTACTING FLT CTL TO DETERMINE WHY WE WERE ALLOWED TO FILL THE PLANE AND NOT LEAVE A SEAT AVAILABLE FOR THE REAR FLT ATTENDANT.
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.