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After a flight in the caribbean, AT42 captain discovers transported deportees were in fact prisoners, in violation of company policies.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 507060 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200104 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzzz.airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | ATR 42 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 170 flight time total : 3900 flight time type : 1800 |
| ASRS Report | 507060 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : company policies other anomaly other |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
While on the ground before a flight from a caribbean island, I was informed that we would have a united states immigration official on board with 4 deportees. The takeoff, cruise, and landing were uneventful and routine. After parking, I noticed more immigration officials. Upon inspection of the deportees and conversations with the immigrations official's aid, I learned that these were in fact prisoners, not deportees. Our company does allow prisoners on flts. However, company protocol was not followed by the immigration officials. Lack of communications between immigration and myself.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AFTER A FLT IN THE CARIBBEAN, AT42 CAPT DISCOVERS TRANSPORTED DEPORTEES WERE IN FACT PRISONERS, IN VIOLATION OF COMPANY POLICIES.
Narrative: WHILE ON THE GND BEFORE A FLT FROM A CARIBBEAN ISLAND, I WAS INFORMED THAT WE WOULD HAVE A UNITED STATES IMMIGRATION OFFICIAL ON BOARD WITH 4 DEPORTEES. THE TKOF, CRUISE, AND LNDG WERE UNEVENTFUL AND ROUTINE. AFTER PARKING, I NOTICED MORE IMMIGRATION OFFICIALS. UPON INSPECTION OF THE DEPORTEES AND CONVERSATIONS WITH THE IMMIGRATIONS OFFICIAL'S AID, I LEARNED THAT THESE WERE IN FACT PRISONERS, NOT DEPORTEES. OUR COMPANY DOES ALLOW PRISONERS ON FLTS. HOWEVER, COMPANY PROTOCOL WAS NOT FOLLOWED BY THE IMMIGRATION OFFICIALS. LACK OF COMS BTWN IMMIGRATION AND MYSELF.
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.