Flight crew; including ffdo; was not informed of presence of two fams on a domestic B767 flight.

Attributes
ACN	831960
Time
Date	200904
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B767-300 and 300 ER
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Captain
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 120 Flight Crew Total 17500 Flight Crew Type 3000
Person 2
Function	First Officer Pilot Not Flying
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 210 Flight Crew Total 12000 Flight Crew Type 5500
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

First officer was armed and 2 fams were boarded. Neither the cabin crew nor the flight deck were aware of their presence until 1/2 way to our destination. The problem was caused by a full flight and understaffing at the gate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Flight crew; including FFDO; was not informed of presence of two FAMs on a domestic B767 flight.

Narrative: First Officer was armed and 2 FAMs were boarded. Neither the cabin crew nor the flight deck were aware of their presence until 1/2 way to our destination. The problem was caused by a full flight and understaffing at the gate.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.