OK, I stand corrected. It wasn't her husband. Supposedly, it was a "trusted friend."
https://onemileatatime.com/news/jump-seating-united-pilot-drama-southwest/
BS? Cop out? Again, I want someone to tell me what an airline pilot who fully understands FOQA, ASAP, FDAP, how training is handled, how errors are dealt with, CRM principles etc would say to the FAA person once they answered the phone. Your layman probably doesn't know much if anything about these programs or how our industry operates, but an airline pilot does. That's why going to the FAA over something like this if you're an airline pilot just doesn't make sense. It's non-sensical. It's like dividing a number by zero.