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Flight crew of a B777 inadvertently drank orange juice with alcohol delivered to them in the cockpit while waiting for departure. When the crew advised their flight manager, they were relieved of duty.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 513191 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200106 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : den.airport |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : iad.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B777 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 : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 135 flight time total : 13900 flight time type : 135 |
| ASRS Report | 513191 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Cabin Crew Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Cabin Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
While parked at the gate in denver waiting for departure time, my first officer and myself asked for a glass of orange juice. The chief purser brought us each a glass of orange juice and after taking a sip we discovered that both glasses of orange juice were mixed with champagne. I asked the chief purser where he got the glasses from, and he said he took them from a tray in the cabin. We were both very disturbed by this, so I called the duty flight manager to inform him of this incident and we were told to pack up our magazines and leave the aircraft, we were no longer legal to fly. I was very glad that this incident happened while parked at the gate rather than in-flight, but I am very concerned that it happened at all. I feel that the cabin crew need to review their procedures for handling cockpit beverages (as well as food items) so that this problem does not happen again. Flight XXX was delayed over 1 1/2 hours while another crew was found to fly the aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF A B777 INADVERTENTLY DRANK ORANGE JUICE WITH ALCOHOL DELIVERED TO THEM IN THE COCKPIT WHILE WAITING FOR DEP. WHEN THE CREW ADVISED THEIR FLT MGR, THEY WERE RELIEVED OF DUTY.
Narrative: WHILE PARKED AT THE GATE IN DENVER WAITING FOR DEP TIME, MY FO AND MYSELF ASKED FOR A GLASS OF ORANGE JUICE. THE CHIEF PURSER BROUGHT US EACH A GLASS OF ORANGE JUICE AND AFTER TAKING A SIP WE DISCOVERED THAT BOTH GLASSES OF ORANGE JUICE WERE MIXED WITH CHAMPAGNE. I ASKED THE CHIEF PURSER WHERE HE GOT THE GLASSES FROM, AND HE SAID HE TOOK THEM FROM A TRAY IN THE CABIN. WE WERE BOTH VERY DISTURBED BY THIS, SO I CALLED THE DUTY FLT MGR TO INFORM HIM OF THIS INCIDENT AND WE WERE TOLD TO PACK UP OUR MAGAZINES AND LEAVE THE ACFT, WE WERE NO LONGER LEGAL TO FLY. I WAS VERY GLAD THAT THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED WHILE PARKED AT THE GATE RATHER THAN INFLT, BUT I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT IT HAPPENED AT ALL. I FEEL THAT THE CABIN CREW NEED TO REVIEW THEIR PROCS FOR HANDLING COCKPIT BEVERAGES (AS WELL AS FOOD ITEMS) SO THAT THIS PROB DOES NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. FLT XXX WAS DELAYED OVER 1 1/2 HRS WHILE ANOTHER CREW WAS FOUND TO FLY THE ACFT.
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.