Narrative:

As I was assisting passenger with bags in the mid cabin section of plane, I then returned to my galley to complete my catering check. I was needed again in the cabin to assist someone with their bag. As I was leaving, I remember sitting my ice mallet on top of credenza. I was in the aisle mid cabin for approximately 10-12 mins. I went back to galley, noticed the mallet was gone but thought I might have misplaced it. After helping some other passenger, I went to back left cabin lavatory. I saw the ice mallet on top of lavatory credenza with a note written on a paper towel sitting under it. I closed the lavatory door and locked off lavatory and called the captain. He wanted to know exactly what the note said. I opened the lavatory door and pulled the note from under the mallet without touching the mallet (so as to get fingerprints if necessary). The note said '*&^% you bitches I will kill you all.' the captain called security and bomb dogs were brought in. The flight left a few hours later after everyone went through security again and the luggage was sniffed by the dogs. There were a couple of people that were suspects and the captain asked that they not be permitted back on the airplane.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 FLT ATTENDANT FOUND A THREATENING NOTE SCRIBBLED ON A PAPER TOWEL IN THE LAV. NOTIFIED CAPT.

Narrative: AS I WAS ASSISTING PAX WITH BAGS IN THE MID CABIN SECTION OF PLANE, I THEN RETURNED TO MY GALLEY TO COMPLETE MY CATERING CHK. I WAS NEEDED AGAIN IN THE CABIN TO ASSIST SOMEONE WITH THEIR BAG. AS I WAS LEAVING, I REMEMBER SITTING MY ICE MALLET ON TOP OF CREDENZA. I WAS IN THE AISLE MID CABIN FOR APPROX 10-12 MINS. I WENT BACK TO GALLEY, NOTICED THE MALLET WAS GONE BUT THOUGHT I MIGHT HAVE MISPLACED IT. AFTER HELPING SOME OTHER PAX, I WENT TO BACK L CABIN LAVATORY. I SAW THE ICE MALLET ON TOP OF LAVATORY CREDENZA WITH A NOTE WRITTEN ON A PAPER TOWEL SITTING UNDER IT. I CLOSED THE LAVATORY DOOR AND LOCKED OFF LAVATORY AND CALLED THE CAPT. HE WANTED TO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THE NOTE SAID. I OPENED THE LAVATORY DOOR AND PULLED THE NOTE FROM UNDER THE MALLET WITHOUT TOUCHING THE MALLET (SO AS TO GET FINGERPRINTS IF NECESSARY). THE NOTE SAID '*&^% YOU BITCHES I WILL KILL YOU ALL.' THE CAPT CALLED SECURITY AND BOMB DOGS WERE BROUGHT IN. THE FLT LEFT A FEW HRS LATER AFTER EVERYONE WENT THROUGH SECURITY AGAIN AND THE LUGGAGE WAS SNIFFED BY THE DOGS. THERE WERE A COUPLE OF PEOPLE THAT WERE SUSPECTS AND THE CAPT ASKED THAT THEY NOT BE PERMITTED BACK ON THE AIRPLANE.

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.