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An air carrier first officer reported that an unfamiliar styrofoam chest was placed aboard his aircraft without the crew's permission or knowledge in hnl.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 516310 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200106 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zhn.artcc |
| State Reference | HI |
| Altitude | msl single value : 39000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 516310 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 45 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 75 |
| ASRS Report | 516210 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence : company policies other anomaly |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Some time after agriculture inspection and before engine start, someone at hnl ramp deposited a small styrofoam chest (8 inches by 12 inches by 12 inches) labeled with 'attention lax ramp manager' by the luggage storage area. Said styrofoam container ice chest was discovered by air crew while en route from hnl direct lax. Neither crew member was asked by hnl personnel for permission to load the ice chest. Chest was sealed in plastic tape. Flight crew opened it to determine nature of contents. Contents discovered to be a container of food stuff on ice. This container was placed on aircraft without knowledge of, or authority/authorized by, the air crew or company. Implications of such unauthorized actions are obvious: bomb, drugs, etc. Crew sent message to company via ACARS to request that security meet aircraft/air crew at taxi/engine shutdown at lax. Security personnel did meet aircraft, confiscated container, and took statement from crew.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR FO RPTED THAT AN UNFAMILIAR STYROFOAM CHEST WAS PLACED ABOARD HIS ACFT WITHOUT THE CREW'S PERMISSION OR KNOWLEDGE IN HNL.
Narrative: SOME TIME AFTER AGRICULTURE INSPECTION AND BEFORE ENG START, SOMEONE AT HNL RAMP DEPOSITED A SMALL STYROFOAM CHEST (8 INCHES BY 12 INCHES BY 12 INCHES) LABELED WITH 'ATTN LAX RAMP MGR' BY THE LUGGAGE STORAGE AREA. SAID STYROFOAM CONTAINER ICE CHEST WAS DISCOVERED BY AIR CREW WHILE ENRTE FROM HNL DIRECT LAX. NEITHER CREW MEMBER WAS ASKED BY HNL PERSONNEL FOR PERMISSION TO LOAD THE ICE CHEST. CHEST WAS SEALED IN PLASTIC TAPE. FLT CREW OPENED IT TO DETERMINE NATURE OF CONTENTS. CONTENTS DISCOVERED TO BE A CONTAINER OF FOOD STUFF ON ICE. THIS CONTAINER WAS PLACED ON ACFT WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE OF, OR AUTH BY, THE AIR CREW OR COMPANY. IMPLICATIONS OF SUCH UNAUTH ACTIONS ARE OBVIOUS: BOMB, DRUGS, ETC. CREW SENT MESSAGE TO COMPANY VIA ACARS TO REQUEST THAT SECURITY MEET ACFT/AIR CREW AT TAXI/ENG SHUTDOWN AT LAX. SECURITY PERSONNEL DID MEET ACFT, CONFISCATED CONTAINER, AND TOOK STATEMENT FROM CREW.
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.