Aircraft security procedures.

Attributes
ACN	551972
Time
Date	200206
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	551972
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	cabin event other non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Cabin Crew Human Performance Company
Primary Problem	Cabin Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Sky chiefs began to cater the airplane in the aft galley with only one flight attendant on the aircraft. The #1 flight attendant was in the fwd galley at that time. No one had asked him to observe catering. I requested and was granted a new security check.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT SECURITY PROCS.

Narrative: SKY CHIEFS BEGAN TO CATER THE AIRPLANE IN THE AFT GALLEY WITH ONLY ONE FLT ATTENDANT ON THE ACFT. THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT WAS IN THE FWD GALLEY AT THAT TIME. NO ONE HAD ASKED HIM TO OBSERVE CATERING. I REQUESTED AND WAS GRANTED A NEW SECURITY CHK.

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.