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Captain of a super MD80 had difficulty with 2 law enforcement officers' conduct in transporting a prisoner in that they were not boarded first and the prisoner was uncuffed for eating and going to the lavatory. The officers complied after briefing from the captain.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 403518 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199805 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 403518 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Officers transporting a prisoner to bos failed to indicate risk classification on form did not board first. Allowed handcuffed prisoner to be uncuffed to eat. Allowed him to use the lavatory uncuffed. These officers were told by flight attendants on several occasions to desist and shown excerpts from their manuals but still ignored their instructions. I finally had to see them in person to get them to comply. They need a serious debriefing on prisoner xfer procedures.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT OF A SUPER MD80 HAD DIFFICULTY WITH 2 LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS' CONDUCT IN TRANSPORTING A PRISONER IN THAT THEY WERE NOT BOARDED FIRST AND THE PRISONER WAS UNCUFFED FOR EATING AND GOING TO THE LAVATORY. THE OFFICERS COMPLIED AFTER BRIEFING FROM THE CAPT.
Narrative: OFFICERS TRANSPORTING A PRISONER TO BOS FAILED TO INDICATE RISK CLASSIFICATION ON FORM DID NOT BOARD FIRST. ALLOWED HANDCUFFED PRISONER TO BE UNCUFFED TO EAT. ALLOWED HIM TO USE THE LAVATORY UNCUFFED. THESE OFFICERS WERE TOLD BY FLT ATTENDANTS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS TO DESIST AND SHOWN EXCERPTS FROM THEIR MANUALS BUT STILL IGNORED THEIR INSTRUCTIONS. I FINALLY HAD TO SEE THEM IN PERSON TO GET THEM TO COMPLY. THEY NEED A SERIOUS DEBRIEFING ON PRISONER XFER PROCS.
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.