An air carrier flight crew of a widebody transport finds that one of the cabin attendants had secreted a family member, who did not have a seat, on board. The extra passenger was discovered after passing the equal time point.

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Attributes
ACN	371596
Time
Date	199706
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ogg
State Reference	HI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 37000 msl bound upper : 37000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zoa tower : sna
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : pacific enroute : other oceanic enroute other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 550
ASRS Report	371596
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Approximately 3 hours into the flight (well past the point of equal time) one of the flight attendants from coach advised me that an extra passenger had been boarded in los angeles and had been placed in the lavatory for takeoff. The flight was completely full and in the confusion of the last min boarding process all seats were occupied, but the door was closed. This 'extra passenger' was a family member of one of the working flight attendants who ultimately decided to place him in the lavatory for takeoff. The disclosing flight attendant had not realized what the situation was until well after takeoff and finally in consensus with other flight attendants in coach, felt an obligation to inform me. It was decided to place a young child (2 yrs or younger) on the lap of their mother and have the 'extra passenger' occupy a regular passenger seat for landing. All flight attendant jump seats were full and my cockpit jump seat was occupied. The flight continued to destination without further incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR FLC OF A WDB FINDS THAT ONE OF THE CABIN ATTENDANTS HAD SECRETED A FAMILY MEMBER, WHO DID NOT HAVE A SEAT, ON BOARD. THE EXTRA PAX WAS DISCOVERED AFTER PASSING THE EQUAL TIME POINT.

Narrative: APPROX 3 HRS INTO THE FLT (WELL PAST THE POINT OF EQUAL TIME) ONE OF THE FLT ATTENDANTS FROM COACH ADVISED ME THAT AN EXTRA PAX HAD BEEN BOARDED IN LOS ANGELES AND HAD BEEN PLACED IN THE LAVATORY FOR TKOF. THE FLT WAS COMPLETELY FULL AND IN THE CONFUSION OF THE LAST MIN BOARDING PROCESS ALL SEATS WERE OCCUPIED, BUT THE DOOR WAS CLOSED. THIS 'EXTRA PAX' WAS A FAMILY MEMBER OF ONE OF THE WORKING FLT ATTENDANTS WHO ULTIMATELY DECIDED TO PLACE HIM IN THE LAVATORY FOR TKOF. THE DISCLOSING FLT ATTENDANT HAD NOT REALIZED WHAT THE SIT WAS UNTIL WELL AFTER TKOF AND FINALLY IN CONSENSUS WITH OTHER FLT ATTENDANTS IN COACH, FELT AN OBLIGATION TO INFORM ME. IT WAS DECIDED TO PLACE A YOUNG CHILD (2 YRS OR YOUNGER) ON THE LAP OF THEIR MOTHER AND HAVE THE 'EXTRA PAX' OCCUPY A REGULAR PAX SEAT FOR LNDG. ALL FLT ATTENDANT JUMP SEATS WERE FULL AND MY COCKPIT JUMP SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THE FLT CONTINUED TO DEST WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

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.