B-777 crew on int'l flight had INS officers involuntarily board a passenger that was being deported....

Attributes
ACN	514844
Time
Date	200106
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B777 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 3 flight attendant time total : 3 flight attendant time type : 90
ASRS Report	514844
Person 2
Affiliation	government other
Function	other personnel other
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger misconduct cabin event other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : 1-5-6-7
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	FAA Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	FAA

Narrative:

The deportee was escorted by 2 INS officers to the 2L door. They said the authorities will meet him upon arrival in japan. He didn't situation down in his seat during boarding. He went to lav, looking for magazine, just walking around. He looked very nervous. I told the purser and she asked INS officers why the deportee was traveling by himself without an escort? After door was closed, during push back I found he was not in his seat. Just right after that, he came out from 3R lav. We saw he cut his wrist and he was bleeding. The knife was found in the trash bin in 3R lav. Flight attendant tried to take him to 2L lav and treat his wound. But he started to rage and run around first class cabin, screaming 'help, help, out, out!' he was subdued by 2 pilots, and we went back to the gate. Spanish speaking agent talked to him. He said he is a member of spanish terrorist organization and he said he will be killed by terrorist members when he gets to japan. That's why he didn't want to go to japan. Why would INS put him on our flight without escort? He carried a small knife. How he could bring to the airplane? He cut himself but he could have hurt our passengers and us. He could be a hijacker to force to go somewhere else. In this case, it happened on the ground, but if it happens in the air, it's too late.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B-777 CREW ON INT'L FLT HAD INS OFFICERS INVOLUNTARILY BOARD A PAX THAT WAS BEING DEPORTED. THE PAX WAS UNWILLING TO GO ON FLT AND TRIED COMMIT SUICIDE WITH A KNIFE HE CARRIED ABOARD.

Narrative: THE DEPORTEE WAS ESCORTED BY 2 INS OFFICERS TO THE 2L DOOR. THEY SAID THE AUTHORITIES WILL MEET HIM UPON ARR IN JAPAN. HE DIDN'T SIT DOWN IN HIS SEAT DURING BOARDING. HE WENT TO LAV, LOOKING FOR MAGAZINE, JUST WALKING AROUND. HE LOOKED VERY NERVOUS. I TOLD THE PURSER AND SHE ASKED INS OFFICERS WHY THE DEPORTEE WAS TRAVELING BY HIMSELF WITHOUT AN ESCORT? AFTER DOOR WAS CLOSED, DURING PUSH BACK I FOUND HE WAS NOT IN HIS SEAT. JUST RIGHT AFTER THAT, HE CAME OUT FROM 3R LAV. WE SAW HE CUT HIS WRIST AND HE WAS BLEEDING. THE KNIFE WAS FOUND IN THE TRASH BIN IN 3R LAV. FA TRIED TO TAKE HIM TO 2L LAV AND TREAT HIS WOUND. BUT HE STARTED TO RAGE AND RUN AROUND FIRST CLASS CABIN, SCREAMING 'HELP, HELP, OUT, OUT!' HE WAS SUBDUED BY 2 PLTS, AND WE WENT BACK TO THE GATE. SPANISH SPEAKING AGENT TALKED TO HIM. HE SAID HE IS A MEMBER OF SPANISH TERRORIST ORGANIZATION AND HE SAID HE WILL BE KILLED BY TERRORIST MEMBERS WHEN HE GETS TO JAPAN. THAT'S WHY HE DIDN'T WANT TO GO TO JAPAN. WHY WOULD INS PUT HIM ON OUR FLT WITHOUT ESCORT? HE CARRIED A SMALL KNIFE. HOW HE COULD BRING TO THE AIRPLANE? HE CUT HIMSELF BUT HE COULD HAVE HURT OUR PASSENGERS AND US. HE COULD BE A HIJACKER TO FORCE TO GO SOMEWHERE ELSE. IN THIS CASE, IT HAPPENED ON THE GND, BUT IF IT HAPPENS IN THE AIR, IT'S TOO LATE.

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.

B-777 crew on int'l flight had INS officers involuntarily board a passenger that was being deported. The passenger was unwilling to go on flight and tried commit suicide with a knife he carried aboard.