CABIN ATTENDANT ON B737-300 LEFT EXIT DOORS UNMANNED WHEN MAKING A FINAL WALK THROUGH CABIN PRIOR TO TKOF CONTRARY TO THE FARS. THIS ERROR WAS BROUGHT TO THE ATTN OF THE FLC BY AN FAA ACI RIDING IN A PAX CAPACITY.

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LAS-SAN. DURING TAXI; UPON COMPLETION OF EMER DEMONSTRATIONS 'C' POS WALKED TO REAR OF ACFT. I DID MY FINAL WALK THROUGH; WHICH IS REQUIRED BY FAA. ONCE I BEGAN MY FINAL WALK THROUGH; THAT LEFT THE 2 FORWARD EXIT DOORS UNMANNED; WHICH CANNOT BE DONE. I WAS UNAWARE OF THIS PROC; AND AT THE TIME DID NOT REALIZE WHAT FAR I HAD BROKEN. AFTER TKOF; WHILE PREPARING TO START CABIN SVC; A PAX RANG HIS CALL BUTTON 3 TIMES IN SUCCESSION. 'C' POS WENT TO THE PAX; WHO PRODUCED FAA CREDENTIALS. THIS PAX; WHO WAS FAA; THEN IDENTED TO 'C' POS FLT ATTENDANT WHAT HE WITNESSED AS A VIOLATION OF FAR 121.391. HE THEN GAVE FAA BUSINESS CARD TO 'C' POS; AND INSTRUCTED 'C' POS TO INFORM ME THAT FAA WOULD WANT TO TALK TO ME AND CAPT UPON ARR IN SAN. I PULLED OUT MY FLT ATTENDANT MANUAL AND VERIFIED THIS VIOLATION OF FAR 121.391. I NOW AM AWARE OF THE PROC REGARDING FAR 121.391. I WILL ALWAYS ENFORCE IT. THIS IS NOT STRESSED ENOUGH IN RECURRENT TRAINING; AND I BELIEVE IT IS A FLAW IN OUR INFLT TRAINING; AS MANY FLT ATTENDANTS DO NOT SEEM TO BE AWARE OF THIS FAR. I HAVE INFORMED ACR X OF MY VIOLATION; AND MY SUPVR IS GOING TO TALK WITH INFLT TRAINING REGARDING THIS MATTER. I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT I THINK THE FAA INSPECTOR WAS TOTALLY OUT OF LINE IN THE WAY HE HANDLED THE PROB. HE WAS NOT CHK RIDING US; HE WAS ON A 21-DAY ADVANCE PURCHASE. HE TOTALLY INTIMIDATED ENTIRE FLC BY RINGING HIS CALL BUTTON 3 TIMES; CITING WHAT WE VIOLATED; AND INFORMING ME THAT I WOULD BE SPOKEN WITH UPON ARR IN SAN. I WAS NOT ABLE TO CONCENTRATE ON MY DUTIES AS A FLT ATTENDANT. THE USUAL PROC IN A CHK RIDE IS TO WAIT UNTIL AFTER COMPLETION OF CHK RIDE; THEN DISCUSS ANY PROBS WITH THE FLT WITH INDIVIDUAL AT THAT TIME. HE SUCCEEDED IN KEEPING ME FROM MY DUTIES AS A FLT ATTENDANT.