 |
37000 Feet | Browse and search NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System |
|
Airport security problem at kingston, jamaica, which allowed unidented checked bags to go on airplane, which caused a diversion to mbj.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 432924 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199904 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : mkjk.artcc |
| State Reference | FO |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : mkjk.artcc tower : mcn.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute : other oceanic |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 7 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 13 flight attendant time total : 13 flight attendant time type : 50 |
| ASRS Report | 432924 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger misconduct non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : pax 3 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport |
Narrative:
Passenger checked 2 bags/boxes for 2 passenger he did not know. After takeoff he could not find the passenger on board. Flight attendant was notified, captain was notified, and we diverted to mbj. All bags taken off aircraft, passenger claimed their bags and the 2 checked bags were found and taken to a secure area.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ARPT SECURITY PROB AT KINGSTON, JAMAICA, WHICH ALLOWED UNIDENTED CHKED BAGS TO GO ON AIRPLANE, WHICH CAUSED A DIVERSION TO MBJ.
Narrative: PAX CHKED 2 BAGS/BOXES FOR 2 PAX HE DID NOT KNOW. AFTER TKOF HE COULD NOT FIND THE PAX ON BOARD. FLT ATTENDANT WAS NOTIFIED, CAPT WAS NOTIFIED, AND WE DIVERTED TO MBJ. ALL BAGS TAKEN OFF ACFT, PAX CLAIMED THEIR BAGS AND THE 2 CHKED BAGS WERE FOUND AND TAKEN TO A SECURE AREA.
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.