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Pilot report, B727, tlh-pbi. No seatbelt extension on plane. Captain allowed very large woman to fly without any seatbelt on. Far violation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 494485 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200012 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : tlh.airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 155 flight time total : 9100 flight time type : 2300 |
| ASRS Report | 494485 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe cabin event other maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Flight Crew Human Performance Cabin Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
On a passenger charter flight from tlh to pbi, I allowed a passenger to not use her seatbelt. The female passenger was very large and overweight. The flight attendants could not locate the seatbelt extension. Because it was a very clear evening with no WX and I did not want to create a major confrontation, I allowed the lady to fly. She said she did not want to use the seatbelt. The seatbelt extension will be (or has been) added to the flight attendant safety checklist.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT RPT, B727, TLH-PBI. NO SEATBELT EXTENSION ON PLANE. CAPT ALLOWED VERY LARGE WOMAN TO FLY WITHOUT ANY SEATBELT ON. FAR VIOLATION.
Narrative: ON A PAX CHARTER FLT FROM TLH TO PBI, I ALLOWED A PAX TO NOT USE HER SEATBELT. THE FEMALE PAX WAS VERY LARGE AND OVERWT. THE FLT ATTENDANTS COULD NOT LOCATE THE SEATBELT EXTENSION. BECAUSE IT WAS A VERY CLR EVENING WITH NO WX AND I DID NOT WANT TO CREATE A MAJOR CONFRONTATION, I ALLOWED THE LADY TO FLY. SHE SAID SHE DID NOT WANT TO USE THE SEATBELT. THE SEATBELT EXTENSION WILL BE (OR HAS BEEN) ADDED TO THE FLT ATTENDANT SAFETY CHKLIST.
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.