Narrative:

Location: dfw. Brakes released, cleared to push, agent motioned to open window. Told me of passenger situation at gate counter. She told me of passenger uttering pipe bomb threat when he was asked the security questions. When asked the second time he said it again. She asked what I wanted to do. I requested that his baggage be removed from cargo. He had not been in the aircraft so cabin search was not needed. Ramp personnel refused to remove bags. After much delay and discussion, a ramp supervisor volunteered to remove them. 3 bags were removed. We continued to dsm without further incident.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 GETTING READY TO PUSH BACK HAS AGENT INFORM THEM THAT A PAX AT THE TICKET COUNTER INDICATED HE HAD A BOMB IN HIS LUGGAGE. AFTER SOME DELAY THE BAGGAGE WAS REMOVED.

Narrative: LOCATION: DFW. BRAKES RELEASED, CLRED TO PUSH, AGENT MOTIONED TO OPEN WINDOW. TOLD ME OF PAX SIT AT GATE COUNTER. SHE TOLD ME OF PAX UTTERING PIPE BOMB THREAT WHEN HE WAS ASKED THE SECURITY QUESTIONS. WHEN ASKED THE SECOND TIME HE SAID IT AGAIN. SHE ASKED WHAT I WANTED TO DO. I REQUESTED THAT HIS BAGGAGE BE REMOVED FROM CARGO. HE HAD NOT BEEN IN THE ACFT SO CABIN SEARCH WAS NOT NEEDED. RAMP PERSONNEL REFUSED TO REMOVE BAGS. AFTER MUCH DELAY AND DISCUSSION, A RAMP SUPVR VOLUNTEERED TO REMOVE THEM. 3 BAGS WERE REMOVED. WE CONTINUED TO DSM WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

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.