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Multiple pilot report, B737-800, atl-hsv. Flight went out understaffed by 1 cabin attendant. Last min equipment substitution. Purser unaware of new staffing guidelines.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 475568 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200006 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : atl.airport |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-700 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : pushback ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 7000 |
| ASRS Report | 475568 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 5500 flight time type : 400 |
| ASRS Report | 476030 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Cabin Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Cabin Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Airline flight xx, jun/tue/00, departed atl/hsv with less than minimum flight attendant staffing. Flight was conducted with B737-800 as equipment substitution for B737-300 which has lower staffing requirement. Inadvertent understaffing due to lack of familiarity with staffing requirement by senior flight attendant and late notification of crew causing minimum preparation time prior to departure. Staffing requirements corrected prior to subsequent flts. Note: B737-800 requires minimum of 4 flight attendants and B737-300 requires 3 flight attendants.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MULTIPLE PLT RPT, B737-800, ATL-HSV. FLT WENT OUT UNDERSTAFFED BY 1 CABIN ATTENDANT. LAST MIN EQUIP SUBSTITUTION. PURSER UNAWARE OF NEW STAFFING GUIDELINES.
Narrative: AIRLINE FLT XX, JUN/TUE/00, DEPARTED ATL/HSV WITH LESS THAN MINIMUM FLT ATTENDANT STAFFING. FLT WAS CONDUCTED WITH B737-800 AS EQUIP SUBSTITUTION FOR B737-300 WHICH HAS LOWER STAFFING REQUIREMENT. INADVERTENT UNDERSTAFFING DUE TO LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH STAFFING REQUIREMENT BY SENIOR FLT ATTENDANT AND LATE NOTIFICATION OF CREW CAUSING MINIMUM PREPARATION TIME PRIOR TO DEP. STAFFING REQUIREMENTS CORRECTED PRIOR TO SUBSEQUENT FLTS. NOTE: B737-800 REQUIRES MINIMUM OF 4 FLT ATTENDANTS AND B737-300 REQUIRES 3 FLT ATTENDANTS.
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.