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Experienced international first officer flying a rare domestic leg with no relief pilot aboard fails to ensure a cabin attendant was in the cockpit when taking a physiological break.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 689903 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200603 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zkc.artcc |
| State Reference | KS |
| Altitude | msl single value : 38000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zkc.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 255 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 7000 |
| ASRS Report | 689903 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
In cruise and time for a bathroom break. Ladies first; 'I have it' oxygen selected and on; my senior first officer got up; opened the door and walked out! Only the flight attendant wasn't given a chance to walk in the cockpit before the door was closed and locked! I chimed the chief purser. You have to understand; my first officer is very senior and almost exclusively flies europe with 2 first officer's and a captain; so she just forgot about the 2 person rule and when she did; it was too late. I called her on the interphone and confirmed that it was clear before I let her back in with some difficulty. All was well and safe but I sure did feel suddenly alone and I was just about as surprised as my fine first officer who couldn't have been more apologetic and sorry. I suspect that she won't make that mistake again.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: EXPERIENCED INTL FO FLYING A RARE DOMESTIC LEG WITH NO RELIEF PLT ABOARD FAILS TO ENSURE A CABIN ATTENDANT WAS IN THE COCKPIT WHEN TAKING A PHYSIOLOGICAL BREAK.
Narrative: IN CRUISE AND TIME FOR A BATHROOM BREAK. LADIES FIRST; 'I HAVE IT' OXYGEN SELECTED AND ON; MY SENIOR FO GOT UP; OPENED THE DOOR AND WALKED OUT! ONLY THE FLT ATTENDANT WASN'T GIVEN A CHANCE TO WALK IN THE COCKPIT BEFORE THE DOOR WAS CLOSED AND LOCKED! I CHIMED THE CHIEF PURSER. YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND; MY FO IS VERY SENIOR AND ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY FLIES EUROPE WITH 2 FO'S AND A CAPT; SO SHE JUST FORGOT ABOUT THE 2 PERSON RULE AND WHEN SHE DID; IT WAS TOO LATE. I CALLED HER ON THE INTERPHONE AND CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS CLR BEFORE I LET HER BACK IN WITH SOME DIFFICULTY. ALL WAS WELL AND SAFE BUT I SURE DID FEEL SUDDENLY ALONE AND I WAS JUST ABOUT AS SURPRISED AS MY FINE FO WHO COULDN'T HAVE BEEN MORE APOLOGETIC AND SORRY. I SUSPECT THAT SHE WON'T MAKE THAT MISTAKE AGAIN.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.