A B737 flight attendant shows concern over the possibility of how lax previous cabin searches may ha...

Attributes
ACN	527665
Time
Date	200110
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mmun.airport
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : phl.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
ASRS Report	527665
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	other personnel other
Events
Anomaly	cabin event other non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : 2
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Passenger Human Performance FAA Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

Before boarding for departure an old metal flatware dinner knife was found in a cabin search. The knife appeared to have just been dropped and left for some time as it was dirty. I report this, not because I see the knife so much as threat, but because we have not had these knives on the planes for some time. During that time, this plane was supposed to have been searched fully many times yet this 5 inch metal knife was not found until this en route (not first flight of day) search. Credit to the people in cun for a job well done. Better their work had been done by those who should have found it long ago.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737 FA SHOWS CONCERN OVER THE POSSIBILITY OF HOW LAX PREVIOUS CABIN SEARCHES MAY HAVE BEEN.

Narrative: BEFORE BOARDING FOR DEP AN OLD METAL FLATWARE DINNER KNIFE WAS FOUND IN A CABIN SEARCH. THE KNIFE APPEARED TO HAVE JUST BEEN DROPPED AND LEFT FOR SOME TIME AS IT WAS DIRTY. I RPT THIS, NOT BECAUSE I SEE THE KNIFE SO MUCH AS THREAT, BUT BECAUSE WE HAVE NOT HAD THESE KNIVES ON THE PLANES FOR SOME TIME. DURING THAT TIME, THIS PLANE WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN SEARCHED FULLY MANY TIMES YET THIS 5 INCH METAL KNIFE WAS NOT FOUND UNTIL THIS ENRTE (NOT FIRST FLT OF DAY) SEARCH. CREDIT TO THE PEOPLE IN CUN FOR A JOB WELL DONE. BETTER THEIR WORK HAD BEEN DONE BY THOSE WHO SHOULD HAVE FOUND IT LONG AGO.

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.

A B737 flight attendant shows concern over the possibility of how lax previous cabin searches may have been.