B737 flight crew rushed due to interrogation by FAA inspector.

Attributes
ACN	438300
Time
Date	199905
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ont.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	438300
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	FAA
Primary Problem	FAA

Narrative:

We arrived late and were in a hurry to get going. An FAA inspector wanted to quiz me about how I would handle a hazmat emergency. I told her we do not carry hazmat and got a safety manager on the plane to talk to her. In the meantime, I found her on the aircraft quizzing the flight attendants about hazmat. They were unable to do their job, and the flight was delayed. I asked the inspector to allow our passenger to board and gave her the phone to talk with our safety manager. I was now in a rush to prepare for our flight, so as soon as we were ready, we departed while the FAA inspector was still on the phone.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737 FLC RUSHED DUE TO INTERROGATION BY FAA INSPECTOR.

Narrative: WE ARRIVED LATE AND WERE IN A HURRY TO GET GOING. AN FAA INSPECTOR WANTED TO QUIZ ME ABOUT HOW I WOULD HANDLE A HAZMAT EMER. I TOLD HER WE DO NOT CARRY HAZMAT AND GOT A SAFETY MGR ON THE PLANE TO TALK TO HER. IN THE MEANTIME, I FOUND HER ON THE ACFT QUIZZING THE FLT ATTENDANTS ABOUT HAZMAT. THEY WERE UNABLE TO DO THEIR JOB, AND THE FLT WAS DELAYED. I ASKED THE INSPECTOR TO ALLOW OUR PAX TO BOARD AND GAVE HER THE PHONE TO TALK WITH OUR SAFETY MGR. I WAS NOW IN A RUSH TO PREPARE FOR OUR FLT, SO AS SOON AS WE WERE READY, WE DEPARTED WHILE THE FAA INSPECTOR WAS STILL ON THE PHONE.

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.