A B737-200 crew, descending into phto, hawaii, invited a flight attendant into the cockpit with a ca...

Attributes
ACN	539839
Time
Date	200203
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : ito.vortac
State Reference	HI
Altitude	msl single value : 14000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : ito.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Stratoliner 720
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	539839
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Cabin Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Beautiful day, so captain decided to sight-see the snow on maunakea. He called the flight attendant to bring up a camera. She came up with a camcorder that was running. 1) didn't know it was already running, and 2) didn't think I would get stuck with filming duty. Safety of flight not an issue as we were VFR on a visual and above 10000 ft. However, I don't feel quite right about the flight attendant coming up during flight for something so obviously unimportant. We feel safe being so removed out in hawaii, flying a small aircraft, but sometimes complacency can get you in trouble. Next time, I will say no to a captain asking for extras in a job that doesn't need them.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-200 CREW, DSNDING INTO PHTO, HAWAII, INVITED A FLT ATTENDANT INTO THE COCKPIT WITH A CAMERA.

Narrative: BEAUTIFUL DAY, SO CAPT DECIDED TO SIGHT-SEE THE SNOW ON MAUNAKEA. HE CALLED THE FLT ATTENDANT TO BRING UP A CAMERA. SHE CAME UP WITH A CAMCORDER THAT WAS RUNNING. 1) DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS ALREADY RUNNING, AND 2) DIDN'T THINK I WOULD GET STUCK WITH FILMING DUTY. SAFETY OF FLT NOT AN ISSUE AS WE WERE VFR ON A VISUAL AND ABOVE 10000 FT. HOWEVER, I DON'T FEEL QUITE RIGHT ABOUT THE FLT ATTENDANT COMING UP DURING FLT FOR SOMETHING SO OBVIOUSLY UNIMPORTANT. WE FEEL SAFE BEING SO REMOVED OUT IN HAWAII, FLYING A SMALL ACFT, BUT SOMETIMES COMPLACENCY CAN GET YOU IN TROUBLE. NEXT TIME, I WILL SAY NO TO A CAPT ASKING FOR EXTRAS IN A JOB THAT DOESN'T NEED THEM.

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.

A B737-200 crew, descending into phto, hawaii, invited a flight attendant into the cockpit with a camera.