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Cabin attendant served orange juice prior to pushback. Second flight attendant informed the crew that 1 glass was mimosa -- it contained champagne. No reserve pilots available, flight was canceled.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 389003 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199712 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lax |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 389003 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| 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 other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
At gate prior to pushback the first flight attendant entered the cockpit with 3 glasses of orange juice served to the captain, first officer and jump seat rider. Upon tasting the orange juice I noticed it tasted odd sort of like the orange juice that comes out of a can (not very fresh). A few mins later another flight attendant runs into the cockpit saying that one of the orange juices was a 'mimosa' (containing champagne). We immediately notified the duty flight attendant and crew scheduling. No reserve pilots available, trip was canceled. Luckily the flight attendants noticed the mishap and disclosed it to us, otherwise the only way we would have possibly found out would be by a random alcohol test. I can only imagine the consequences to my career and personal life had I been 'busted' for something I never did.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CABIN ATTENDANT SERVED ORANGE JUICE PRIOR TO PUSHBACK. SECOND FLT ATTENDANT INFORMED THE CREW THAT 1 GLASS WAS MIMOSA -- IT CONTAINED CHAMPAGNE. NO RESERVE PLTS AVAILABLE, FLT WAS CANCELED.
Narrative: AT GATE PRIOR TO PUSHBACK THE FIRST FLT ATTENDANT ENTERED THE COCKPIT WITH 3 GLASSES OF ORANGE JUICE SERVED TO THE CAPT, FO AND JUMP SEAT RIDER. UPON TASTING THE ORANGE JUICE I NOTICED IT TASTED ODD SORT OF LIKE THE ORANGE JUICE THAT COMES OUT OF A CAN (NOT VERY FRESH). A FEW MINS LATER ANOTHER FLT ATTENDANT RUNS INTO THE COCKPIT SAYING THAT ONE OF THE ORANGE JUICES WAS A 'MIMOSA' (CONTAINING CHAMPAGNE). WE IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED THE DUTY FLT ATTENDANT AND CREW SCHEDULING. NO RESERVE PLTS AVAILABLE, TRIP WAS CANCELED. LUCKILY THE FLT ATTENDANTS NOTICED THE MISHAP AND DISCLOSED IT TO US, OTHERWISE THE ONLY WAY WE WOULD HAVE POSSIBLY FOUND OUT WOULD BE BY A RANDOM ALCOHOL TEST. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE THE CONSEQUENCES TO MY CAREER AND PERSONAL LIFE HAD I BEEN 'BUSTED' FOR SOMETHING I NEVER DID.
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.