Narrative:

Prior to departure from dfw, I received paperwork informing me that federal agent in seat xx was armed and traveling alone. On arrival at jfk, one of our passenger was arrested by several federal agents as he entered the terminal after deplaning from the aircraft. The carry on bag of this passenger was searched and a revolver was discovered in it. The obvious question is 'how and where did this passenger pass through security without having his weapon detected?' no one on my crew knew that this passenger had a weapon aboard. I was never informed during the flight that this passenger had the weapon. Did the federal agents who met the flight know the passenger could be armed? If so, why was I not notified of this fact during the flight? I do not know what role if any that federal agent played in this event.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80S ACFT HAD PAX WITH WEAPON ON BOARD WHO WAS ARRESTED BY FEDERAL AGENTS AFTER DEPLANING AT DEST.

Narrative: PRIOR TO DEP FROM DFW, I RECEIVED PAPERWORK INFORMING ME THAT FEDERAL AGENT IN SEAT XX WAS ARMED AND TRAVELING ALONE. ON ARR AT JFK, ONE OF OUR PAX WAS ARRESTED BY SEVERAL FEDERAL AGENTS AS HE ENTERED THE TERMINAL AFTER DEPLANING FROM THE ACFT. THE CARRY ON BAG OF THIS PAX WAS SEARCHED AND A REVOLVER WAS DISCOVERED IN IT. THE OBVIOUS QUESTION IS 'HOW AND WHERE DID THIS PAX PASS THROUGH SECURITY WITHOUT HAVING HIS WEAPON DETECTED?' NO ONE ON MY CREW KNEW THAT THIS PAX HAD A WEAPON ABOARD. I WAS NEVER INFORMED DURING THE FLT THAT THIS PAX HAD THE WEAPON. DID THE FEDERAL AGENTS WHO MET THE FLT KNOW THE PAX COULD BE ARMED? IF SO, WHY WAS I NOT NOTIFIED OF THIS FACT DURING THE FLT? I DO NOT KNOW WHAT ROLE IF ANY THAT FEDERAL AGENT PLAYED IN THIS EVENT.

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.