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B767 captain invited passenger into cockpit to look at aircraft position on the master navigation chart.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 521103 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200108 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : eggx.airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | msl single value : 31000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : eggx.artcc tower : dtw.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute : atlantic |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 521103 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 4 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
A passenger was interested in knowing our location over the atlantic. The cabin map, located just outside the cockpit door, was not lit. I offered to show the passenger the cockpit map and I invited her into the cockpit. She was there for 5 mins. She did not force or coerce her way into the cockpit. I allowed her in. I did not realize until she was in, that I had made a mistake by letting her in. I have no excuse for this, other than I was very tired and not thinking clearly. For this I apologize.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B767 CAPT INVITED PAX INTO COCKPIT TO LOOK AT ACFT POS ON THE MASTER NAV CHART.
Narrative: A PAX WAS INTERESTED IN KNOWING OUR LOCATION OVER THE ATLANTIC. THE CABIN MAP, LOCATED JUST OUTSIDE THE COCKPIT DOOR, WAS NOT LIT. I OFFERED TO SHOW THE PAX THE COCKPIT MAP AND I INVITED HER INTO THE COCKPIT. SHE WAS THERE FOR 5 MINS. SHE DID NOT FORCE OR COERCE HER WAY INTO THE COCKPIT. I ALLOWED HER IN. I DID NOT REALIZE UNTIL SHE WAS IN, THAT I HAD MADE A MISTAKE BY LETTING HER IN. I HAVE NO EXCUSE FOR THIS, OTHER THAN I WAS VERY TIRED AND NOT THINKING CLRLY. FOR THIS I APOLOGIZE.
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.