MD80 captain had to surrender his flex handcuff cutter tool to security since no one, including flight crew are allowed to take aboard any sharp tools, etc. His cutter was included in a leatherman folding tool kit.

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Attributes
ACN	524588
Time
Date	200109
Day	Thu
Place
Locale Reference	airport : den.airport
State Reference	CO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	524588
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	FAA Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	FAA

Narrative:

Currently FAA requires us to carry certain tools. Most of us use a universal tool for these tools. Please ensure no FAA violations are issued for crews on the road who surrendered their universal tools. No pliers or screw drivers etc -- because they were all on the universal tool and we have no, repeat no way to get these tools on the road. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated that it is an FAA requirement to have during flight a cutting tool for removing the flex handcuffs carried by all flight crew members. Therefore, since he had to surrender his to airport security at denver, he was subject to being in violation of the company FAA approved operating procedures. He further stated that he hopes that FAA is aware of this so that flight crews are not unnecessarily violated.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 CAPT HAD TO SURRENDER HIS FLEX HANDCUFF CUTTER TOOL TO SECURITY SINCE NO ONE, INCLUDING FLT CREW ARE ALLOWED TO TAKE ABOARD ANY SHARP TOOLS, ETC. HIS CUTTER WAS INCLUDED IN A LEATHERMAN FOLDING TOOL KIT.

Narrative: CURRENTLY FAA REQUIRES US TO CARRY CERTAIN TOOLS. MOST OF US USE A UNIVERSAL TOOL FOR THESE TOOLS. PLEASE ENSURE NO FAA VIOLATIONS ARE ISSUED FOR CREWS ON THE ROAD WHO SURRENDERED THEIR UNIVERSAL TOOLS. NO PLIERS OR SCREW DRIVERS ETC -- BECAUSE THEY WERE ALL ON THE UNIVERSAL TOOL AND WE HAVE NO, REPEAT NO WAY TO GET THESE TOOLS ON THE ROAD. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT IT IS AN FAA REQUIREMENT TO HAVE DURING FLT A CUTTING TOOL FOR REMOVING THE FLEX HANDCUFFS CARRIED BY ALL FLT CREW MEMBERS. THEREFORE, SINCE HE HAD TO SURRENDER HIS TO ARPT SECURITY AT DENVER, HE WAS SUBJECT TO BEING IN VIOLATION OF THE COMPANY FAA APPROVED OPERATING PROCS. HE FURTHER STATED THAT HE HOPES THAT FAA IS AWARE OF THIS SO THAT FLT CREWS ARE NOT UNNECESSARILY VIOLATED.

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.