Originally Posted by
No_Name
I would argue that the flight attendant should intervene in a potentially intoxicated pilot scenario. Flight attendants are part of the crew resource management paradigm (per the FAR) and have a role in the safe operation of a flight.
In the original scenario (deplaning) I don't think the FA should have confronted the captain. First, the FA has less information than the cockpit crew and, second, the captain is ultimately responsible for the safety of the passengers.
Wouldn't intervening be simply telling the GA? And then possibly doing more if the GA doesn't do anything.
What else can the FA do? Physically stand at the door and not let the captain in? The GA can pull people off the plane. Maybe the FA can too, but the GA has to know anyway since the GA will have to start communicating with dispatch, and I'm not sure the FA has that ability.