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Contrary to regulations, a passenger handgun was given to a cabin attendant rather than stowed in a baggage compartment.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 110561 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198905 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : gua |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 800 |
| ASRS Report | 110561 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 1700 |
| ASRS Report | 110148 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Gate agents in gva brought a pistol to the airplane, which had been cleared by security. They were instructed to put it in the cargo bin. Instead, just prior to departure, it was given to a F/a and placed in a closet drawer. I was not aware of the pistol being in the cabin until going back to the cabin for my crew rest. Customs and security were notified and met the flight in iah.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CONTRARY TO REGS, A PASSENGER HANDGUN WAS GIVEN TO A CABIN ATTENDANT RATHER THAN STOWED IN A BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT.
Narrative: GATE AGENTS IN GVA BROUGHT A PISTOL TO THE AIRPLANE, WHICH HAD BEEN CLRED BY SECURITY. THEY WERE INSTRUCTED TO PUT IT IN THE CARGO BIN. INSTEAD, JUST PRIOR TO DEP, IT WAS GIVEN TO A F/A AND PLACED IN A CLOSET DRAWER. I WAS NOT AWARE OF THE PISTOL BEING IN THE CABIN UNTIL GOING BACK TO THE CABIN FOR MY CREW REST. CUSTOMS AND SECURITY WERE NOTIFIED AND MET THE FLT IN IAH.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.