B737 cabin attendant notified crew that a bomb threat note was found in aircraft lavatory.

Attributes
ACN	409390
Time
Date	199807
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : bty
State Reference	NV
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zoa
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	409390
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Jul/xa/98, approximately XA10. Flight XXX aircraft XXX las to pdx. Somewhere between bty VOR and the lidat intersection of J92 en route to pdx, the third flight attendant called the flight deck and told the first officer that a passenger had found a note in the right aft lavatory saying bomb on plane. The note was on a paper towel, printed with a ball point pen which was also found with the note. At this time the first officer contacted phx dispatch and advised them of the note. After what seemed to be about 10-15 mins and many attempts to recontact dispatch, contact was re-established and we were told that the threat was considered as non specific (interesting), and we should continue to pdx. (Dispatch said this was decided by the dispatch manager and the chief pilot.) by this time, all 5 of us had discussed the facts and agreed to continue to pdx. I requested that, upon arrival in pdx, the lady that found the note be interviewed by security. Dispatch said they would take care of this. However, upon arrival in pdx we were required to park at a remote site on the airport and the portland police and bomb squad searched the airplane and found no evidence of a bomb. At this time I do not know whether the lady that found the note was interviewed or not.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737 CABIN ATTENDANT NOTIFIED CREW THAT A BOMB THREAT NOTE WAS FOUND IN ACFT LAVATORY.

Narrative: JUL/XA/98, APPROX XA10. FLT XXX ACFT XXX LAS TO PDX. SOMEWHERE BTWN BTY VOR AND THE LIDAT INTXN OF J92 ENRTE TO PDX, THE THIRD FLT ATTENDANT CALLED THE FLT DECK AND TOLD THE FO THAT A PAX HAD FOUND A NOTE IN THE R AFT LAVATORY SAYING BOMB ON PLANE. THE NOTE WAS ON A PAPER TOWEL, PRINTED WITH A BALL POINT PEN WHICH WAS ALSO FOUND WITH THE NOTE. AT THIS TIME THE FO CONTACTED PHX DISPATCH AND ADVISED THEM OF THE NOTE. AFTER WHAT SEEMED TO BE ABOUT 10-15 MINS AND MANY ATTEMPTS TO RECONTACT DISPATCH, CONTACT WAS RE-ESTABLISHED AND WE WERE TOLD THAT THE THREAT WAS CONSIDERED AS NON SPECIFIC (INTERESTING), AND WE SHOULD CONTINUE TO PDX. (DISPATCH SAID THIS WAS DECIDED BY THE DISPATCH MGR AND THE CHIEF PLT.) BY THIS TIME, ALL 5 OF US HAD DISCUSSED THE FACTS AND AGREED TO CONTINUE TO PDX. I REQUESTED THAT, UPON ARR IN PDX, THE LADY THAT FOUND THE NOTE BE INTERVIEWED BY SECURITY. DISPATCH SAID THEY WOULD TAKE CARE OF THIS. HOWEVER, UPON ARR IN PDX WE WERE REQUIRED TO PARK AT A REMOTE SITE ON THE ARPT AND THE PORTLAND POLICE AND BOMB SQUAD SEARCHED THE AIRPLANE AND FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF A BOMB. AT THIS TIME I DO NOT KNOW WHETHER THE LADY THAT FOUND THE NOTE WAS INTERVIEWED OR NOT.

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.