B-757 PIC assigned a male flight attendant to situation in cockpit jump seat for security.

Attributes
ACN	525586
Time
Date	200109
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax.airport
State Reference	CA
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : iah.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff climbout : initial climbout : intermediate altitude descent : intermediate altitude descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 3
Resolutory Action	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	FAA Flight Crew Human Performance Cabin Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Under authority/authorized of the PIC as provided for by FARS as a means to ensure the safety and security of the passenger, crew, aircraft, and persons and property on the ground against the continuing threat of air terrorism, and particularly against an attack on the cockpit, a male flight attendant was assigned to duty on the cockpit jump seat for climb and descent to assist in repelling such an attack.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B-757 PIC ASSIGNED A MALE FLT ATTENDANT TO SIT IN COCKPIT JUMP SEAT FOR SECURITY.

Narrative: UNDER AUTH OF THE PIC AS PROVIDED FOR BY FARS AS A MEANS TO ENSURE THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF THE PAX, CREW, ACFT, AND PERSONS AND PROPERTY ON THE GROUND AGAINST THE CONTINUING THREAT OF AIR TERRORISM, AND PARTICULARLY AGAINST AN ATTACK ON THE COCKPIT, A MALE FLT ATTENDANT WAS ASSIGNED TO DUTY ON THE COCKPIT JUMP SEAT FOR CLIMB AND DESCENT TO ASSIST IN REPELLING SUCH AN ATTACK.

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.