Captain allowed passenger on flight deck during ferry flight.

Attributes
ACN	447020
Time
Date	199908
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : eggx.airport
State Reference	FO
Altitude	msl single value : 34000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : eggx.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute : atlantic
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 248 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 2320
ASRS Report	447020
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Ferry flight of aircraft and crew plus 3 other non revenue passenger from gatwick to newark. Allowed the passenger to have a look at the cockpit during cruise flight. I thought this was legal and proper but if it wasn't I will never allow it in the future.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT ALLOWED PAX ON FLT DECK DURING FERRY FLT.

Narrative: FERRY FLT OF ACFT AND CREW PLUS 3 OTHER NON REVENUE PAX FROM GATWICK TO NEWARK. ALLOWED THE PAX TO HAVE A LOOK AT THE COCKPIT DURING CRUISE FLT. I THOUGHT THIS WAS LEGAL AND PROPER BUT IF IT WASN'T I WILL NEVER ALLOW IT 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.