Narrative:

During cruise flight with the relief pilots in the bunkroom, the captain invited a retired air carrier captain [from another airline] into the cockpit. The air carrier pilot did possess an obviously expired air carrier identify card and had talked to the captain (and the entire crew) before departure. Nothing was mentioned to the crew about the air carrier pilot entering the cockpit during flight. The first officer (myself) was the PF at the time. I was briefly asked by the captain if it was ok if the air carrier pilot came into the cockpit. It really caught me off guard and I replied with little more than a shrug of my shoulders. There was no discussion about the appropriateness or legality. The air carrier pilot sat in the jump seat for approximately 10 mins when the captain got up from his seat. I assumed he was getting up for personal reasons. In the blink of an eye, the captain asked the air carrier pilot to situation in his seat. There was absolutely no discussion about this and I did not give consent. I was totally unable to stop it. The captain did not depart the cockpit, but sat on the jump seat for approximately 5 mins before returning to his seat and the air carrier pilot left the cockpit.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B747-400 PIC ALLOWS A RETIRED AIRLINE CAPT, FROM ANOTHER AIRLINE, INTO THE COCKPIT TO OCCUPY HIS SEAT FOR 5 MINS DURING CRUISE ON AN EXTENDED OVERWATER FLT. ON FREQ WITH ZOA, CA.

Narrative: DURING CRUISE FLT WITH THE RELIEF PLTS IN THE BUNKROOM, THE CAPT INVITED A RETIRED ACR CAPT [FROM ANOTHER AIRLINE] INTO THE COCKPIT. THE ACR PLT DID POSSESS AN OBVIOUSLY EXPIRED ACR IDENT CARD AND HAD TALKED TO THE CAPT (AND THE ENTIRE CREW) BEFORE DEP. NOTHING WAS MENTIONED TO THE CREW ABOUT THE ACR PLT ENTERING THE COCKPIT DURING FLT. THE FO (MYSELF) WAS THE PF AT THE TIME. I WAS BRIEFLY ASKED BY THE CAPT IF IT WAS OK IF THE ACR PLT CAME INTO THE COCKPIT. IT REALLY CAUGHT ME OFF GUARD AND I REPLIED WITH LITTLE MORE THAN A SHRUG OF MY SHOULDERS. THERE WAS NO DISCUSSION ABOUT THE APPROPRIATENESS OR LEGALITY. THE ACR PLT SAT IN THE JUMP SEAT FOR APPROX 10 MINS WHEN THE CAPT GOT UP FROM HIS SEAT. I ASSUMED HE WAS GETTING UP FOR PERSONAL REASONS. IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE, THE CAPT ASKED THE ACR PLT TO SIT IN HIS SEAT. THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS AND I DID NOT GIVE CONSENT. I WAS TOTALLY UNABLE TO STOP IT. THE CAPT DID NOT DEPART THE COCKPIT, BUT SAT ON THE JUMP SEAT FOR APPROX 5 MINS BEFORE RETURNING TO HIS SEAT AND THE ACR PLT LEFT THE COCKPIT.

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.