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Flight attendant report regarding a bag noticed by passenger which was lettered with the word 'bomb.' captain notified and company ground personnel boarded, removed bag and 2 passenger. Bag searched, passenger detained, flight departed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 423919 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199811 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : aus |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 423919 |
| 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 |
Narrative:
Passenger reported to flight attendant #1 that she saw a bag in the overhead bin with the lettering bomb. #1 flight attendant reported this to captain who alerted the mod and agents. Captain went to the back to look at the bag. The agents boarded and took the bag off along with 2 passenger. Flight attendant #1 requested boarding be stopped, which I relayed to the agents. The police arrived. The mod told the captain that it was his decision, but that we were at departure. They proceeded to search the bag on the jetbridge. I told them that I felt the plane should be searched, but everyone seemed satisfied that it was not a threatening situation. We left and went to dfw. The passenger were detained for questioning.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT REGARDING A BAG NOTICED BY PAX WHICH WAS LETTERED WITH THE WORD 'BOMB.' CAPT NOTIFIED AND CGP BOARDED, REMOVED BAG AND 2 PAX. BAG SEARCHED, PAX DETAINED, FLT DEPARTED.
Narrative: PAX RPTED TO FLT ATTENDANT #1 THAT SHE SAW A BAG IN THE OVERHEAD BIN WITH THE LETTERING BOMB. #1 FLT ATTENDANT RPTED THIS TO CAPT WHO ALERTED THE MOD AND AGENTS. CAPT WENT TO THE BACK TO LOOK AT THE BAG. THE AGENTS BOARDED AND TOOK THE BAG OFF ALONG WITH 2 PAX. FLT ATTENDANT #1 REQUESTED BOARDING BE STOPPED, WHICH I RELAYED TO THE AGENTS. THE POLICE ARRIVED. THE MOD TOLD THE CAPT THAT IT WAS HIS DECISION, BUT THAT WE WERE AT DEP. THEY PROCEEDED TO SEARCH THE BAG ON THE JETBRIDGE. I TOLD THEM THAT I FELT THE PLANE SHOULD BE SEARCHED, BUT EVERYONE SEEMED SATISFIED THAT IT WAS NOT A THREATENING SIT. WE LEFT AND WENT TO DFW. THE PAX WERE DETAINED FOR QUESTIONING.
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.