Flight attendant self report on FAA inspection of in-flight manual.

Attributes
ACN	433732
Time
Date	199904
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hou.airport
State Reference	TX
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : preflight ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 6
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 11.5 flight attendant time total : 11.5 flight attendant time type : 10
ASRS Report	433732
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	observation : air carrier inspector
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	cabin event other non adherence : far non adherence : company policies
Independent Detector	other other : cab1
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Cabin Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Cabin Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I was in the back of the plane setting up the galley before we started boarding and an FAA man told me he needed to see my manual. I said, I have my manual but I need to call in-flight and have them bring me revision #5 that goes in my manual. They brought me revision #5 and I inserted it in my manual and showed the FAA my manual. Later on during the flight, I asked if I was in trouble for not having revision #5 in my manual. The FAA man said, 'no, you're not in trouble because you were able to get revision #5 before the flight took off for orlando.' he did say he would put in his report that I was able to get revision #5 before the flight took off.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT ATTENDANT SELF RPT ON FAA INSPECTION OF INFLT MANUAL.

Narrative: I WAS IN THE BACK OF THE PLANE SETTING UP THE GALLEY BEFORE WE STARTED BOARDING AND AN FAA MAN TOLD ME HE NEEDED TO SEE MY MANUAL. I SAID, I HAVE MY MANUAL BUT I NEED TO CALL INFLT AND HAVE THEM BRING ME REVISION #5 THAT GOES IN MY MANUAL. THEY BROUGHT ME REVISION #5 AND I INSERTED IT IN MY MANUAL AND SHOWED THE FAA MY MANUAL. LATER ON DURING THE FLT, I ASKED IF I WAS IN TROUBLE FOR NOT HAVING REVISION #5 IN MY MANUAL. THE FAA MAN SAID, 'NO, YOU'RE NOT IN TROUBLE BECAUSE YOU WERE ABLE TO GET REVISION #5 BEFORE THE FLT TOOK OFF FOR ORLANDO.' HE DID SAY HE WOULD PUT IN HIS RPT THAT I WAS ABLE TO GET REVISION #5 BEFORE THE FLT TOOK OFF.

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.