ASIAS BRIEF REPORT

GENERAL INFORMATION

Data Source:

AVIATION SAFETY REPORTING SYSTEM

Report Number:

464890

Local Date(Yr/Mon):

200001

Local Day:

Local Quarter Time:

0601 To 1200

Facilty ID Nr Aircraft:

SEA.Airport

State of Facility Nr Acft:

Magnetic Bearing (deg):

Facility Distance (nm):

Altitude AGL - LO(ft)

Altitude AGL - HI(ft)

Altitude MSL - LO(ft)

Altitude MSL - HI(ft)

Environmental/Location Information

Weather Conditions:

VMC

Ceiling:

Light Condition:

Night

Runway Vis - LO(ft):

Runway Vis - HI(ft):

Visual Range - LO (sm):

Visual Range - HI (sm):

NARRATIVE

MR X, FAA INSPECTOR, BOARDED OUR FLT IN SEA TO RIDE IN THE JUMP SEAT/LINE CHK TO DTW. MR X HAD A BODY ODOR THAT WAS ODIOUS AND OFFENSIVE. THIS ODOR WAS APPARENT TO ME AS I PASSED HIM ENTERING THE FLT DECK. AT THAT TIME I MENTIONED THAT THERE WERE GOING TO BE SEATS AVAILABLE IN THE BACK AND INVITED HIM TO HAVE A SEAT IN THE MAIN CABIN. I SAT DOWN AND COMPLETED MY PREFLT AND MENTIONED TO HIM ONCE AGAIN THAT HE WAS WELCOME TO A SEAT IN THE MAIN CABIN. HE REPLIED THAT HE MAY DO SO ONCE ENRTE. I STATED THAT I PREFER HE DO IT PRIOR TO DEP RATHER THAN ENRTE. HE CHOSE TO REMAIN ON THE FLT DECK. AFTER THE BOARDING DOOR WAS CLOSED AND PUSHED BACK, THE ODOR WAS STILL REPUGNANT AND VERY DISTRACTING TO ME. AT THAT TIME I DETERMINED THAT THE DISTR AND ANNOYANCE OF THIS PROB WAS AFFECTING ME AND WAS NOW A SAFETY OF FLT ISSUE. I COULD NOT BE ENCUMBERED TO 4 HRS OF HIS UNDERARM ODOR IMMEDIATELY BEHIND ME AND I ASKED MR X TO TAKE A SEAT IN THE MAIN CABIN. MY FIRST INCLINATION WAS TO SIMPLY TOLERATE THIS PROB. AS AN OPTION, I OFFERED MR X A SEAT IN THE MAIN CABIN TO AVOID AN EMBARRASSING SIT FOR BOTH HE AND MYSELF. AS I SAT THERE IN THE MOMENTS THAT FOLLOWED, I BECAME ANNOYED AT HAVING TO ENDURE THIS SIT. AFTER MISSING 2 ITEMS ON MY 'BEFORE START' FLOW PATTERN (ELECTRIC HYD PUMPS (4) AND THE ROTATING BEACON) JUST PRIOR TO PUSHBACK, I DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE HUMAN FACTORS AFFECTING THE SAFE CONDUCT OF THIS FLT. WE ARE SPECIFICALLY TRAINED NOW THROUGH CRM TO IDENT AND ADDRESS HUMAN FACTORS (AS WELL AS OTHERS) THAT DO AFFECT OR COULD POSSIBLY AFFECT THE SAFE CONDUCT OF THE FLT. AS A RESULT, I REQUESTED THAT MR X TAKE A SEAT IN THE MAIN CABIN TO ELIMINATE THIS DISTR FROM THE FLT DECK. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT IT WAS VERY HARD TO FINALLY HAVE TO SEAT HIM IN THE CABIN DUE TO HIS BODY ODOR, BUT SINCE HE HAD JUST MISSED SOME PRESTART ITEMS DUE TO THE DISTR, HE FELT IT NECESSARY. THE INSPECTOR DID GO THE CABIN AFTER CHKING WITH THE FO FOR HIS OPINION. HE DID CHK THE FLC'S AIRMEN CERTIFICATES BEFORE LEAVING. HE ALSO ASKED THE LEAD FLT ATTENDANT FOR HER OPINION. THE CAPT DID NOT HEAR FROM THE INSPECTOR UPON COMPLETION OF THE FLT. THE RPTR DID SUBMIT A SAFETY RPT TO THE COMPANY AND DISCUSSED THE MATTER WITH HIS CHIEF PLT.

Aircraft Information

Findings For Aircraft Sequence 1

General Info

Acft Make/Model Desc:

148.61

Crew Count:

Passenger Count:

Aircraft Involved:

Flight Conduct Rule:

Part 121

Flight Purpose:

Passenger

Operation Type

Carrier Operation:

Air Carrier

GA Operation:

Other Operation:

Phase of Flight

Climbout:

Climbout Other:

Cruise:

Other Cruise:

Descent:

Other Descent:

Ground:

Preflight

Other Ground:

Landing

Other Landing:

Other Flight Phase:

Airspace Info

Class A:

Class B:

Class C:

Class D:

Class E:

Class G:

Special Use:

Temp Use:

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