Passenger on a B727 was deplaned after stating to the flight attendant that a bomb was in a bag in t...

Attributes
ACN	514859
Time
Date	200106
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mia.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	oversight : flight attendant in charge
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 11 flight attendant time total : 11 flight attendant time type : 1
ASRS Report	514859
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger contraband cabin event : passenger misconduct other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : 3
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : investigated other Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

Greetings! During boarding of flight on jun/xa/01, the #2 flight attendant called me to advise me of a situation in main cabin. He said he was trying to make room in an overhead bin and asked passenger around the overhead bin 'whose bag is this?' a lady replied 'mine' at the same time a male passenger in the area said 'I wouldn't move that bag if I was you, there is a bomb in it.' he then explained to the passenger not to make jokes about the safety of the aircraft. He further explained the seriousness of the situation and informed the passenger that he could call the police. The passenger replied 'call the police!' after hearing this story, I advised the captain of the situation and he said he wanted that passenger off, he asked me to get the agent. I advised the agent and he came and spoke with the captain, then removed the passenger from the aircraft. Conversation took place on the jetbridge between the supervisor (female), #2 flight attendant, and the passenger. Another supervisor (male) arrived and began inquiring about the situation. The passenger's checked luggage was removed and the female supervisor asked for a statement from the #2 flight attendant. I assisted the #2 flight attendant in writing the statement and we gave it to the female supervisor as the aircraft door was being closed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PAX ON A B727 WAS DEPLANED AFTER STATING TO THE FLT ATTENDANT THAT A BOMB WAS IN A BAG IN THE OVERHEAD COMPARTMENT AND DID NOT CARE IF POLICE WERE CALLED.

Narrative: GREETINGS! DURING BOARDING OF FLT ON JUN/XA/01, THE #2 FLT ATTENDANT CALLED ME TO ADVISE ME OF A SIT IN MAIN CABIN. HE SAID HE WAS TRYING TO MAKE ROOM IN AN OVERHEAD BIN AND ASKED PAX AROUND THE OVERHEAD BIN 'WHOSE BAG IS THIS?' A LADY REPLIED 'MINE' AT THE SAME TIME A MALE PAX IN THE AREA SAID 'I WOULDN'T MOVE THAT BAG IF I WAS YOU, THERE IS A BOMB IN IT.' HE THEN EXPLAINED TO THE PAX NOT TO MAKE JOKES ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE ACFT. HE FURTHER EXPLAINED THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE SIT AND INFORMED THE PAX THAT HE COULD CALL THE POLICE. THE PAX REPLIED 'CALL THE POLICE!' AFTER HEARING THIS STORY, I ADVISED THE CAPT OF THE SIT AND HE SAID HE WANTED THAT PAX OFF, HE ASKED ME TO GET THE AGENT. I ADVISED THE AGENT AND HE CAME AND SPOKE WITH THE CAPT, THEN REMOVED THE PAX FROM THE ACFT. CONVERSATION TOOK PLACE ON THE JETBRIDGE BTWN THE SUPVR (FEMALE), #2 FLT ATTENDANT, AND THE PAX. ANOTHER SUPVR (MALE) ARRIVED AND BEGAN INQUIRING ABOUT THE SIT. THE PAX'S CHKED LUGGAGE WAS REMOVED AND THE FEMALE SUPVR ASKED FOR A STATEMENT FROM THE #2 FLT ATTENDANT. I ASSISTED THE #2 FLT ATTENDANT IN WRITING THE STATEMENT AND WE GAVE IT TO THE FEMALE SUPVR AS THE ACFT DOOR WAS BEING CLOSED.

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.

Passenger on a B727 was deplaned after stating to the flight attendant that a bomb was in a bag in the overhead compartment and did not care if police were called.