Cabin attendant reports preflight safety duties were compromised by rushed departure due to first of...

Attributes
ACN	708952
Time
Date	200609
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzzz.airport
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	ATR 42
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 1 flight attendant time total : 1 flight attendant time type : 1
ASRS Report	708952
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : 1
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

Crew scheduling in their infinite wisdom; sent an first officer to our flight even though he was close to being illegal to fly; and our flight was delayed. By the time we landed; personnel there told me that if we didn't take off in about 20 mins; the first officer was going to become illegal and we were going to have to stay there. Furthermore; the other flight attendant was on her 6TH day working so she was illegal to fly the next day. Just imagine the mess. So they practically made us rush the boarding process and our safety related duties in order to take the flight out on time. These things happen all the time because crew scheduling tries to exploit people to the maximum. Even when they have other people that can do the flight. As flight attendants we had to rush through our duties; so it's fair to say that the pilots did so too. Just not safe.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CABIN ATTENDANT RPTS PREFLT SAFETY DUTIES WERE COMPROMISED BY RUSHED DEP DUE TO FO DUTY TIME LIMITS.

Narrative: CREW SCHEDULING IN THEIR INFINITE WISDOM; SENT AN FO TO OUR FLT EVEN THOUGH HE WAS CLOSE TO BEING ILLEGAL TO FLY; AND OUR FLT WAS DELAYED. BY THE TIME WE LANDED; PERSONNEL THERE TOLD ME THAT IF WE DIDN'T TAKE OFF IN ABOUT 20 MINS; THE FO WAS GOING TO BECOME ILLEGAL AND WE WERE GOING TO HAVE TO STAY THERE. FURTHERMORE; THE OTHER FLT ATTENDANT WAS ON HER 6TH DAY WORKING SO SHE WAS ILLEGAL TO FLY THE NEXT DAY. JUST IMAGINE THE MESS. SO THEY PRACTICALLY MADE US RUSH THE BOARDING PROCESS AND OUR SAFETY RELATED DUTIES IN ORDER TO TAKE THE FLT OUT ON TIME. THESE THINGS HAPPEN ALL THE TIME BECAUSE CREW SCHEDULING TRIES TO EXPLOIT PEOPLE TO THE MAX. EVEN WHEN THEY HAVE OTHER PEOPLE THAT CAN DO THE FLT. AS FLT ATTENDANTS WE HAD TO RUSH THROUGH OUR DUTIES; SO IT'S FAIR TO SAY THAT THE PLTS DID SO TOO. JUST NOT SAFE.

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.

Cabin attendant reports preflight safety duties were compromised by rushed departure due to first officer duty time limits.