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B757 crew was not properly notified of an armed passenger. Armed prisoner escorts did not follow proper procedures while escorting prisoner.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 411021 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199808 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : mci |
| State Reference | MO |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zkc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| 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 : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| ASRS Report | 411021 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
I was notified by the #1 flight attendant during cruise 3.5 hours after takeoff that there was a prisoner on board with 2 escorts -- one of which was armed. The gate agent never informed me and did not give me an air carrier form xx. The flight attendant's paperwork was a connecting flight form since the prisoner and escorts had apparently connected from another flight. Flight manual states that prisoners will not be accepted on flts scheduled for more than 4 hours. Our flight was scheduled for 6.15. The flight attendant also informed me that the prisoner's handcuffs were removed during flight and the prisoner was allowed to visit the lavatory -- both of which are not allowed by the flight manual. I directed the #1 flight attendant to brief the escorts to keep the prisoner handcuffed and seated. The escorts complied. The prisoner and escorts were seated in XXX, xxy and xxz.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757 CREW WAS NOT PROPERLY NOTIFIED OF AN ARMED PAX. ARMED PRISONER ESCORTS DID NOT FOLLOW PROPER PROCS WHILE ESCORTING PRISONER.
Narrative: I WAS NOTIFIED BY THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT DURING CRUISE 3.5 HRS AFTER TKOF THAT THERE WAS A PRISONER ON BOARD WITH 2 ESCORTS -- ONE OF WHICH WAS ARMED. THE GATE AGENT NEVER INFORMED ME AND DID NOT GIVE ME AN ACR FORM XX. THE FLT ATTENDANT'S PAPERWORK WAS A CONNECTING FLT FORM SINCE THE PRISONER AND ESCORTS HAD APPARENTLY CONNECTED FROM ANOTHER FLT. FLT MANUAL STATES THAT PRISONERS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED ON FLTS SCHEDULED FOR MORE THAN 4 HRS. OUR FLT WAS SCHEDULED FOR 6.15. THE FLT ATTENDANT ALSO INFORMED ME THAT THE PRISONER'S HANDCUFFS WERE REMOVED DURING FLT AND THE PRISONER WAS ALLOWED TO VISIT THE LAVATORY -- BOTH OF WHICH ARE NOT ALLOWED BY THE FLT MANUAL. I DIRECTED THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT TO BRIEF THE ESCORTS TO KEEP THE PRISONER HANDCUFFED AND SEATED. THE ESCORTS COMPLIED. THE PRISONER AND ESCORTS WERE SEATED IN XXX, XXY AND XXZ.
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.