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Pilot report, B757, mco-mia-sllp (la paz, bolivia). Through-passenger got off on layover in mia, never turned, no checked bags. Plane delay for passenger search, research.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 489956 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200010 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mia.airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 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 |
| ASRS Report | 489956 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger misconduct non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies |
| Independent Detector | other other : cab #1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Cabin Crew Human Performance Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
Close to departure time, we were advised by a flight attendant that a passenger boarded and then changed his mind and walked off the airplane. He had apparently flown from mco to mia and was going to la paz. He gave no reason for leaving, and no crew member actually talked to him. Thinking that this was rather strange on a long international flight, we took a delay to sort out the issue. We were told by the agent that he had no checked bags, so that wasn't an issue. I declined to depart until we found out more. I did talk to several people and received several 'parts' to the story. Still not convinced, and not wanting to violate any FAA or dade county rules, we searched for more information. We did delay the flight about 40 mins, before we were confident that this guy was legitimate and that we did not violate any FAA -- or more importantly -- dade county rules.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT RPT, B757, MCO-MIA-SLLP (LA PAZ, BOLIVIA). THROUGH-PAX GOT OFF ON LAYOVER IN MIA, NEVER TURNED, NO CHKED BAGS. PLANE DELAY FOR PAX SEARCH, RESEARCH.
Narrative: CLOSE TO DEP TIME, WE WERE ADVISED BY A FLT ATTENDANT THAT A PAX BOARDED AND THEN CHANGED HIS MIND AND WALKED OFF THE AIRPLANE. HE HAD APPARENTLY FLOWN FROM MCO TO MIA AND WAS GOING TO LA PAZ. HE GAVE NO REASON FOR LEAVING, AND NO CREW MEMBER ACTUALLY TALKED TO HIM. THINKING THAT THIS WAS RATHER STRANGE ON A LONG INTL FLT, WE TOOK A DELAY TO SORT OUT THE ISSUE. WE WERE TOLD BY THE AGENT THAT HE HAD NO CHKED BAGS, SO THAT WASN'T AN ISSUE. I DECLINED TO DEPART UNTIL WE FOUND OUT MORE. I DID TALK TO SEVERAL PEOPLE AND RECEIVED SEVERAL 'PARTS' TO THE STORY. STILL NOT CONVINCED, AND NOT WANTING TO VIOLATE ANY FAA OR DADE COUNTY RULES, WE SEARCHED FOR MORE INFO. WE DID DELAY THE FLT ABOUT 40 MINS, BEFORE WE WERE CONFIDENT THAT THIS GUY WAS LEGITIMATE AND THAT WE DID NOT VIOLATE ANY FAA -- OR MORE IMPORTANTLY -- DADE COUNTY RULES.
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.