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An S80 flight is turned around to lax after the PIC is advised of a bomb threat while en route to gdl, first officer.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 526450 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200109 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zla.artcc |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zla.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 6 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 9 flight attendant time total : 9 flight attendant time type : 20 |
| ASRS Report | 526450 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | oversight : flight attendant in charge |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : disp 6 |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | other other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor Cabin Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
Narrative:
Captain notified #1 flight attendant of the threat. Advised to maintain service until further notice. They would decide to land at nearest port or turn back to lax. It was decided that we would come back to lax. We prepared the cabin for an emergency evacuate/evacuation. Completed planned emergency checklist. Upon landing at lax it was decided that we would deplane through the aft stairs. We parked at a remote area of the airport and were bussed to terminal. We were there till our bags were released approximately XH00. The flight service crew was released to go home. (Passenger were cooperative and well behaved).
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN S80 FLT IS TURNED AROUND TO LAX AFTER THE PIC IS ADVISED OF A BOMB THREAT WHILE ENRTE TO GDL, FO.
Narrative: CAPT NOTIFIED #1 FLT ATTENDANT OF THE THREAT. ADVISED TO MAINTAIN SVC UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. THEY WOULD DECIDE TO LAND AT NEAREST PORT OR TURN BACK TO LAX. IT WAS DECIDED THAT WE WOULD COME BACK TO LAX. WE PREPARED THE CABIN FOR AN EMER EVAC. COMPLETED PLANNED EMER CHKLIST. UPON LNDG AT LAX IT WAS DECIDED THAT WE WOULD DEPLANE THROUGH THE AFT STAIRS. WE PARKED AT A REMOTE AREA OF THE ARPT AND WERE BUSSED TO TERMINAL. WE WERE THERE TILL OUR BAGS WERE RELEASED APPROX XH00. THE FLT SVC CREW WAS RELEASED TO GO HOME. (PAX WERE COOPERATIVE AND WELL BEHAVED).
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.