Narrative:

After deplaning; mechanics were called to retrieve a phone from under a passenger seat. Flight attendants then searched galley carts for the phone; unaware the passenger stayed on board. Flight attendants were told the phone was found; and to leave the aircraft. After landing; flight service met the flight; informing us a passenger had been still onboard; for a brief time; without minimum crew.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Air carrier Flight Attendant reported that while searching for a passenger's phone the passenger was left on the plane without the minimum crew required on board.

Narrative: After deplaning; mechanics were called to retrieve a phone from under a passenger seat. Flight attendants then searched galley carts for the phone; unaware the passenger stayed on board. Flight attendants were told the phone was found; and to leave the aircraft. After landing; Flight Service met the flight; informing us a passenger had been still onboard; for a brief time; without minimum crew.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.