<< >> NASA ASRS Report 530903, November 2001

An airbus in cruise at FL370 had the first officer leave the seat, but not the flight deck. FAA safety inspector noted captain not wearing oxygen mask.

Attributes
ACN	530903
Time
Date	200111
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cle.airport
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl single value : 37000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zob.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	530903
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	531538
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other other : person 3
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

As first officer I left my seat to hand a cup of soup to the flight attendant. I did not leave the flight deck, FAA air safety inspector riding in the cabin section observed captain didn't don oxygen mask. Inspector and crew discussed the event on arrival. Inspector stated no action would be taken against the crew.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN AIRBUS IN CRUISE AT FL370 HAD THE FO LEAVE THE SEAT, BUT NOT THE FLT DECK. FAA SAFETY INSPECTOR NOTED CAPT NOT WEARING OXYGEN MASK.

Narrative: AS FO I LEFT MY SEAT TO HAND A CUP OF SOUP TO THE FLT ATTENDANT. I DID NOT LEAVE THE FLT DECK, FAA AIR SAFETY INSPECTOR RIDING IN THE CABIN SECTION OBSERVED CAPT DIDN'T DON OXYGEN MASK. INSPECTOR AND CREW DISCUSSED THE EVENT ON ARR. INSPECTOR STATED NO ACTION WOULD BE TAKEN AGAINST THE CREW.

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.