Unauthorized occupant on cockpit jump seat.

Attributes
ACN	579402
Time
Date	200304
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 5500
ASRS Report	579402
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : company policies non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Company Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

The captain, who had his 7 yr old son non-revenuing with no available seats in the aircraft, put his son in the cockpit jump seat just before push. I felt the 7 yr old was not a threat to the security of the cockpit and aircraft, and if the captain's son had to be stranded by himself in dca, I felt the captain's ability to perform his duties would be questionable and the safety of the flight put at risk. With 2 options available -- both bad -- I chose not to object to his son on the jump seat.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNAUTH OCCUPANT ON COCKPIT JUMP SEAT.

Narrative: THE CAPT, WHO HAD HIS 7 YR OLD SON NON-REVENUING WITH NO AVAILABLE SEATS IN THE ACFT, PUT HIS SON IN THE COCKPIT JUMP SEAT JUST BEFORE PUSH. I FELT THE 7 YR OLD WAS NOT A THREAT TO THE SECURITY OF THE COCKPIT AND ACFT, AND IF THE CAPT'S SON HAD TO BE STRANDED BY HIMSELF IN DCA, I FELT THE CAPT'S ABILITY TO PERFORM HIS DUTIES WOULD BE QUESTIONABLE AND THE SAFETY OF THE FLT PUT AT RISK. WITH 2 OPTIONS AVAILABLE -- BOTH BAD -- I CHOSE NOT TO OBJECT TO HIS SON ON THE JUMP SEAT.

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.