After arrival of DC10-30, passenger was detained by police in baggage area and found to have propert...

Narrative:

While gathering our personal effects in hnl, flight attendant #4 discovered his flight attendant bag was missing, then misplaced. When he looked through his bag he discovered that his wallet, passport, and 2 chkbooks were missing. At this time I was made aware of a situation that had occurred in-flight in first class with a family. The son became suspect in the theft. Flight attendant #4 and I proceeded to baggage claim to ask them if they knew what may have happened. Mind you, flight attendant #4 and I discussed on the way to baggage claim to ask 'non accusatory' questions. Flight attendant #4 asked the family if they had seen anyone get in the bags behind seats XXX because his items were missing. He said a flight attendant was back there changing shoes. He did say the bag flight attendant #4 had with him was at his feet and he moved it when the PA stated to stow items. Flight attendant #4 said it was behind the seats. The family said the bag was at his feet so he moved it. Flight attendant #4 asked him if he saw who put the bag at his feet. He said it was just there. We stepped aside and I told flight attendant #4 to watch them and I went to get security and the honolulu police. They came and asked flight attendant #4 what happened. He told him what happened. I went to the baggage agent and asked for a lost and found form and told her to alert the cabin service in case the items might show up on the aircraft. She gave me a form and called the gate. I returned to flight attendant #4 and the police officer was talking to the family. The honolulu police officer came over to us with a backpack and said he knew where flight attendant #4's items were and asked him what he would like to do about pressing charges. Flight attendant #4 said that if everything was there that he wouldn't press charges. The officer returned to the family. I went back to the baggage claim agent and told them the items were found and we wanted denied boarding on the return flight. The agent connected me with the company. He told me to have the purser call him from the hotel with the rest of the information. The FAA was on board and he documented the incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AFTER ARR OF DC10-30, PAX WAS DETAINED BY POLICE IN BAGGAGE AREA AND FOUND TO HAVE PROPERTY IN HIS POSSESSION THAT WAS MISSING FROM A CABIN ATTENDANT'S PERSONAL EFFECTS ON BOARD.

Narrative: WHILE GATHERING OUR PERSONAL EFFECTS IN HNL, FLT ATTENDANT #4 DISCOVERED HIS FLT ATTENDANT BAG WAS MISSING, THEN MISPLACED. WHEN HE LOOKED THROUGH HIS BAG HE DISCOVERED THAT HIS WALLET, PASSPORT, AND 2 CHKBOOKS WERE MISSING. AT THIS TIME I WAS MADE AWARE OF A SIT THAT HAD OCCURRED INFLT IN FIRST CLASS WITH A FAMILY. THE SON BECAME SUSPECT IN THE THEFT. FLT ATTENDANT #4 AND I PROCEEDED TO BAGGAGE CLAIM TO ASK THEM IF THEY KNEW WHAT MAY HAVE HAPPENED. MIND YOU, FLT ATTENDANT #4 AND I DISCUSSED ON THE WAY TO BAGGAGE CLAIM TO ASK 'NON ACCUSATORY' QUESTIONS. FLT ATTENDANT #4 ASKED THE FAMILY IF THEY HAD SEEN ANYONE GET IN THE BAGS BEHIND SEATS XXX BECAUSE HIS ITEMS WERE MISSING. HE SAID A FLT ATTENDANT WAS BACK THERE CHANGING SHOES. HE DID SAY THE BAG FLT ATTENDANT #4 HAD WITH HIM WAS AT HIS FEET AND HE MOVED IT WHEN THE PA STATED TO STOW ITEMS. FLT ATTENDANT #4 SAID IT WAS BEHIND THE SEATS. THE FAMILY SAID THE BAG WAS AT HIS FEET SO HE MOVED IT. FLT ATTENDANT #4 ASKED HIM IF HE SAW WHO PUT THE BAG AT HIS FEET. HE SAID IT WAS JUST THERE. WE STEPPED ASIDE AND I TOLD FLT ATTENDANT #4 TO WATCH THEM AND I WENT TO GET SECURITY AND THE HONOLULU POLICE. THEY CAME AND ASKED FLT ATTENDANT #4 WHAT HAPPENED. HE TOLD HIM WHAT HAPPENED. I WENT TO THE BAGGAGE AGENT AND ASKED FOR A LOST AND FOUND FORM AND TOLD HER TO ALERT THE CABIN SVC IN CASE THE ITEMS MIGHT SHOW UP ON THE ACFT. SHE GAVE ME A FORM AND CALLED THE GATE. I RETURNED TO FLT ATTENDANT #4 AND THE POLICE OFFICER WAS TALKING TO THE FAMILY. THE HONOLULU POLICE OFFICER CAME OVER TO US WITH A BACKPACK AND SAID HE KNEW WHERE FLT ATTENDANT #4'S ITEMS WERE AND ASKED HIM WHAT HE WOULD LIKE TO DO ABOUT PRESSING CHARGES. FLT ATTENDANT #4 SAID THAT IF EVERYTHING WAS THERE THAT HE WOULDN'T PRESS CHARGES. THE OFFICER RETURNED TO THE FAMILY. I WENT BACK TO THE BAGGAGE CLAIM AGENT AND TOLD THEM THE ITEMS WERE FOUND AND WE WANTED DENIED BOARDING ON THE RETURN FLT. THE AGENT CONNECTED ME WITH THE COMPANY. HE TOLD ME TO HAVE THE PURSER CALL HIM FROM THE HOTEL WITH THE REST OF THE INFO. THE FAA WAS ON BOARD AND HE DOCUMENTED THE 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.

Attributes
ACN	405056
Time
Date	199805
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hnl
State Reference	HI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : phl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 30
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	405056
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

After arrival of DC10-30, passenger was detained by police in baggage area and found to have property in his possession that was missing from a cabin attendant's personal effects on board.