Security check point at foreign airport allowed passenger scissors through as carryon. Flight crew i...

Attributes
ACN	331493
Time
Date	199603
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : gig
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	B767-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	331493
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Flight attendant X observed a luggage search of passenger while he himself passed through screening. The passenger had an 8 inch pair of shears/scissors in her possession, which the security agent allowed that individual to carry into the secure area of the boarding lounge. The flight attendant X proceeded to question the director of security/brazilian federal police with the assistance of ground security coordinator as to why this potential weapon was allowed through. I was then informed of the situation by flight attendant X. I consulted with ground security coordinator and stated that the shears were unacceptable for carryon and he agreed. Soon thereafter, it was discovered that the passenger was mia bound. Ground security coordinator took possession of the shears and they were checked. The director of security/brazilian federal policy emphatically stated to the flight attendant X that this security matter was under their jurisdiction only and under brazilian standards, a pair of 8 inch shears is suitable for carryon. Do brazilian standards differ from united states standards, and if so, why. Is the FAA aware of any difference in standards.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SECURITY CHK POINT AT FOREIGN ARPT ALLOWED PAX SCISSORS THROUGH AS CARRYON. FLC INTERVENED, THEIR COMPANY GND SECURITY COORDINATOR REQUIRED THE PAX TO CHK THE SCISSORS. THE FOREIGN FEDERAL POLICE OBJECTED TO ACR OVERRIDING THEIR AUTH.

Narrative: FLT ATTENDANT X OBSERVED A LUGGAGE SEARCH OF PAX WHILE HE HIMSELF PASSED THROUGH SCREENING. THE PAX HAD AN 8 INCH PAIR OF SHEARS/SCISSORS IN HER POSSESSION, WHICH THE SECURITY AGENT ALLOWED THAT INDIVIDUAL TO CARRY INTO THE SECURE AREA OF THE BOARDING LOUNGE. THE FLT ATTENDANT X PROCEEDED TO QUESTION THE DIRECTOR OF SECURITY/BRAZILIAN FEDERAL POLICE WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF GND SECURITY COORDINATOR AS TO WHY THIS POTENTIAL WEAPON WAS ALLOWED THROUGH. I WAS THEN INFORMED OF THE SIT BY FLT ATTENDANT X. I CONSULTED WITH GND SECURITY COORDINATOR AND STATED THAT THE SHEARS WERE UNACCEPTABLE FOR CARRYON AND HE AGREED. SOON THEREAFTER, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE PAX WAS MIA BOUND. GND SECURITY COORDINATOR TOOK POSSESSION OF THE SHEARS AND THEY WERE CHKED. THE DIRECTOR OF SECURITY/BRAZILIAN FEDERAL POLICY EMPHATICALLY STATED TO THE FLT ATTENDANT X THAT THIS SECURITY MATTER WAS UNDER THEIR JURISDICTION ONLY AND UNDER BRAZILIAN STANDARDS, A PAIR OF 8 INCH SHEARS IS SUITABLE FOR CARRYON. DO BRAZILIAN STANDARDS DIFFER FROM UNITED STATES STANDARDS, AND IF SO, WHY. IS THE FAA AWARE OF ANY DIFFERENCE IN STANDARDS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.

Security check point at foreign airport allowed passenger scissors through as carryon. Flight crew intervened, their company ground security coordinator required the passenger to check the scissors. The foreign federal police objected to air carrier overriding their authority/authorized.