Cabin attendant on CL65 did not advise a passenger to remain seated during taxi to parking.

Attributes
ACN	513454
Time
Date	200106
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lga.airport
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ebbr.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet 200 ER&LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 4100 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	513454
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger misconduct cabin event other non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other other : 3
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Cabin Crew Human Performance Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Cabin Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

After clearing the runway and waiting for taxi clearance, a passenger left their seat. After taxi clearance was received, taxi to gate began. Captain was not informed that a passenger was not seated. We taxied to the gate and were towed into final position. Passenger deplaned without incident. The flight attendant did not inform me until the following morning of the unseated passenger. When asked why she allowed the passenger out of their seat, she replied 'I didn't know if I had the authority/authorized to tell them to situation down.' when asked why she didn't call the captain, she said 'I didn't know I was supposed to.' I instructed her it was her obligation to prevent this very type of thing. This flight attendant is not new. Other pilots have told me this flight attendant is 'weird.' perhaps 2 1/2 weeks training from new hire to online is a bit short?

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CABIN ATTENDANT ON CL65 DID NOT ADVISE A PAX TO REMAIN SEATED DURING TAXI TO PARKING.

Narrative: AFTER CLRING THE RWY AND WAITING FOR TAXI CLRNC, A PAX LEFT THEIR SEAT. AFTER TAXI CLRNC WAS RECEIVED, TAXI TO GATE BEGAN. CAPT WAS NOT INFORMED THAT A PAX WAS NOT SEATED. WE TAXIED TO THE GATE AND WERE TOWED INTO FINAL POS. PAX DEPLANED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE FLT ATTENDANT DID NOT INFORM ME UNTIL THE FOLLOWING MORNING OF THE UNSEATED PAX. WHEN ASKED WHY SHE ALLOWED THE PAX OUT OF THEIR SEAT, SHE REPLIED 'I DIDN'T KNOW IF I HAD THE AUTH TO TELL THEM TO SIT DOWN.' WHEN ASKED WHY SHE DIDN'T CALL THE CAPT, SHE SAID 'I DIDN'T KNOW I WAS SUPPOSED TO.' I INSTRUCTED HER IT WAS HER OBLIGATION TO PREVENT THIS VERY TYPE OF THING. THIS FLT ATTENDANT IS NOT NEW. OTHER PLTS HAVE TOLD ME THIS FLT ATTENDANT IS 'WEIRD.' PERHAPS 2 1/2 WKS TRAINING FROM NEW HIRE TO ONLINE IS A BIT SHORT?

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.