Air carrier crew allows unauthorized jump seat rider at mia.

Attributes
ACN	417530
Time
Date	199810
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mia airport : mia
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
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 : 260 flight time total : 7900 flight time type : 1400
ASRS Report	417530
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I may have mistakenly allowed an unauthorized person to jump seat on a flight. The person idented herself as a crew member. I thought she showed an airline identify. I offered her the jump seat because she was curious about the aircraft. This occurred during flight closeout, a very hectic time. We also take many jump seaters, and sometimes become complacent on scrutinizing idents. This also was during our third 13+ hour day with short overnights. I was tired. I did not realize there was a problem until after we landed and a man identing himself as her commander berated me for allowing an unauthorized person in the cockpit. The person had departed by that time. I could not investigate further. For corrective actions, our long days with many legs will not change, so fatigue cannot be helped, but my complacency could. I will be much more diligent in the future.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR CREW ALLOWS UNAUTH JUMP SEAT RIDER AT MIA.

Narrative: I MAY HAVE MISTAKENLY ALLOWED AN UNAUTH PERSON TO JUMP SEAT ON A FLT. THE PERSON IDENTED HERSELF AS A CREW MEMBER. I THOUGHT SHE SHOWED AN AIRLINE IDENT. I OFFERED HER THE JUMP SEAT BECAUSE SHE WAS CURIOUS ABOUT THE ACFT. THIS OCCURRED DURING FLT CLOSEOUT, A VERY HECTIC TIME. WE ALSO TAKE MANY JUMP SEATERS, AND SOMETIMES BECOME COMPLACENT ON SCRUTINIZING IDENTS. THIS ALSO WAS DURING OUR THIRD 13+ HR DAY WITH SHORT OVERNIGHTS. I WAS TIRED. I DID NOT REALIZE THERE WAS A PROB UNTIL AFTER WE LANDED AND A MAN IDENTING HIMSELF AS HER COMMANDER BERATED ME FOR ALLOWING AN UNAUTH PERSON IN THE COCKPIT. THE PERSON HAD DEPARTED BY THAT TIME. I COULD NOT INVESTIGATE FURTHER. FOR CORRECTIVE ACTIONS, OUR LONG DAYS WITH MANY LEGS WILL NOT CHANGE, SO FATIGUE CANNOT BE HELPED, BUT MY COMPLACENCY COULD. I WILL BE MUCH MORE DILIGENT IN THE FUTURE.

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.