Pilot of B737 advises passenger was boarded on his flight with therapeutic oxygen, and the company failed to provide notification to the PIC. Suggests having the flight attendants responsible to report the installation to the cockpit so that flight crews can insure proper documentation.

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Attributes
ACN	586653
Time
Date	200307
Day	Wed
Place
Locale Reference	airport : den.airport
State Reference	CO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-800
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	586653
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe cabin event : passenger illness cabin event other maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Cabin Crew Human Performance Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

When we were leaving the aircraft in mia, I observed the flight attendants helping a passenger with oxygen off the aircraft as well as carrying another empty bottle off. I had no knowledge of the oxygen being onboard as no cockpit notification form was given to me. I confirmed with the first officer that we had not received a cockpit notification form, and let the matter drop until I could write this as soon as possible. A small change could prevent this in the future, simply having the flight attendants report the oxygen to the captain much as hazard materials in the cargo are shown on the manifest. This would allow me to recognize that I do not have a cockpit notification form.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF B737 ADVISES PAX WAS BOARDED ON HIS FLT WITH THERAPEUTIC OXYGEN, AND THE COMPANY FAILED TO PROVIDE NOTIFICATION TO THE PIC. SUGGESTS HAVING THE FLT ATTENDANTS RESPONSIBLE TO RPT THE INSTALLATION TO THE COCKPIT SO THAT FLT CREWS CAN INSURE PROPER DOCUMENTATION.

Narrative: WHEN WE WERE LEAVING THE ACFT IN MIA, I OBSERVED THE FLT ATTENDANTS HELPING A PAX WITH OXYGEN OFF THE ACFT AS WELL AS CARRYING ANOTHER EMPTY BOTTLE OFF. I HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF THE OXYGEN BEING ONBOARD AS NO COCKPIT NOTIFICATION FORM WAS GIVEN TO ME. I CONFIRMED WITH THE FO THAT WE HAD NOT RECEIVED A COCKPIT NOTIFICATION FORM, AND LET THE MATTER DROP UNTIL I COULD WRITE THIS ASAP. A SMALL CHANGE COULD PREVENT THIS IN THE FUTURE, SIMPLY HAVING THE FLT ATTENDANTS RPT THE OXYGEN TO THE CAPT MUCH AS HAZARD MATERIALS IN THE CARGO ARE SHOWN ON THE MANIFEST. THIS WOULD ALLOW ME TO RECOGNIZE THAT I DO NOT HAVE A COCKPIT NOTIFICATION FORM.

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.