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A B727 PIC leaves the aircraft at the gate to brief a law enforcement officer on security procedures regarding weapons pass presentation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 430300 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199903 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : flo.airport |
| State Reference | KY |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 10500 flight time type : 3500 |
| ASRS Report | 4303 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event other non adherence : company policies |
| Independent Detector | other other : 5 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Cabin Crew Human Performance Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Discovering law enforcement officer gate pass in cockpit (notification of passenger carrying weapon on board) asked flight crew where it came from. They said flight attendant brought it. Flight attendant said law enforcement officer gave it to her. Per company procedure, gate agent was supposed to bring it to flight crew. Talked to gate agents. Neither recalled seeing law enforcement officer. Returned to aircraft, asked flight attendant to have law enforcement officer come out to jetway. Told law enforcement officer proper procedure. He said he attempted to give gate pass to gate agent but she refused it. Then he said he tried to give it to flight attendant, she was reluctant. He said '90% of the time he hand delivers passes to flight crew' instead of following proper procedure.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B727 PIC LEAVES THE ACFT AT THE GATE TO BRIEF A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER ON SECURITY PROCS REGARDING WEAPONS PASS PRESENTATION.
Narrative: DISCOVERING LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER GATE PASS IN COCKPIT (NOTIFICATION OF PAX CARRYING WEAPON ON BOARD) ASKED FLC WHERE IT CAME FROM. THEY SAID FLT ATTENDANT BROUGHT IT. FLT ATTENDANT SAID LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER GAVE IT TO HER. PER COMPANY PROC, GATE AGENT WAS SUPPOSED TO BRING IT TO FLC. TALKED TO GATE AGENTS. NEITHER RECALLED SEEING LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. RETURNED TO ACFT, ASKED FLT ATTENDANT TO HAVE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER COME OUT TO JETWAY. TOLD LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER PROPER PROC. HE SAID HE ATTEMPTED TO GIVE GATE PASS TO GATE AGENT BUT SHE REFUSED IT. THEN HE SAID HE TRIED TO GIVE IT TO FLT ATTENDANT, SHE WAS RELUCTANT. HE SAID '90% OF THE TIME HE HAND DELIVERS PASSES TO FLC' INSTEAD OF FOLLOWING PROPER PROC.
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.