Aircraft boarding of a fokker 100 was started with 1 flight attendant not on board.

Attributes
ACN	417082
Time
Date	199810
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : orf
State Reference	VA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : huf
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Fokker 100
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 9100 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	417082
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 130 flight time total : 7600 flight time type : 3050
ASRS Report	416010
Events
Anomaly	non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

The B flight attendant went home for the remain overnight and did not arrive at the airport with crew. We were given an ATC delay of approximately 90 mins so we did not try to contact her immediately. The ATC delay was canceled so the agent began boarding the flight with only 2 flight attendants on board. The problem could have been avoided if we had communicated to the agent that one of our flight attendants had not arrived and that we should delay boarding.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT BOARDING OF A FOKKER 100 WAS STARTED WITH 1 FLT ATTENDANT NOT ON BOARD.

Narrative: THE B FLT ATTENDANT WENT HOME FOR THE REMAIN OVERNIGHT AND DID NOT ARRIVE AT THE ARPT WITH CREW. WE WERE GIVEN AN ATC DELAY OF APPROX 90 MINS SO WE DID NOT TRY TO CONTACT HER IMMEDIATELY. THE ATC DELAY WAS CANCELED SO THE AGENT BEGAN BOARDING THE FLT WITH ONLY 2 FLT ATTENDANTS ON BOARD. THE PROB COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF WE HAD COMMUNICATED TO THE AGENT THAT ONE OF OUR FLT ATTENDANTS HAD NOT ARRIVED AND THAT WE SHOULD DELAY BOARDING.

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.