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B757 captain is advised en route by flight attendant that a fed air marshal is onboard without flight crew knowledge. Knowledge known by company prior to flight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 577175 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200303 |
| Day | Fri |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lga.airport |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| 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 | 577175 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure non adherence other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : 4 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
I checked in with the gate agents at lga 45 mins prior to departure time and presented my identification. I specifically asked if there was anything unusual about the flight that I should know about. They said no. About an hour and a half after takeoff, one of the flight attendant's called and reported that a man in the aft galley claimed that he was an air marshal. No one in the crew had been notified. The flight attendants checked his credentials and I confirmed with dispatch that there were in fact fed air marshals. The captain should always be notified about fed air marshals. These individuals are provided seats in first class because that is where their job is. One fed air marshal was in the aft cabin 15-20 mins. He returned to his seat when requested by the flight attendants. Should they be loitering in the aft cabin while on duty.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757 CAPT IS ADVISED ENRTE BY FLT ATTENDANT THAT A FED AIR MARSHAL IS ONBOARD WITHOUT FLC KNOWLEDGE. KNOWLEDGE KNOWN BY COMPANY PRIOR TO FLT.
Narrative: I CHKED IN WITH THE GATE AGENTS AT LGA 45 MINS PRIOR TO DEP TIME AND PRESENTED MY ID. I SPECIFICALLY ASKED IF THERE WAS ANYTHING UNUSUAL ABOUT THE FLT THAT I SHOULD KNOW ABOUT. THEY SAID NO. ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF AFTER TAKEOFF, ONE OF THE FLT ATTENDANT'S CALLED AND RPTED THAT A MAN IN THE AFT GALLEY CLAIMED THAT HE WAS AN AIR MARSHAL. NO ONE IN THE CREW HAD BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FLT ATTENDANTS CHKED HIS CREDENTIALS AND I CONFIRMED WITH DISPATCH THAT THERE WERE IN FACT FED AIR MARSHALS. THE CAPT SHOULD ALWAYS BE NOTIFIED ABOUT FED AIR MARSHALS. THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE PROVIDED SEATS IN FIRST CLASS BECAUSE THAT IS WHERE THEIR JOB IS. ONE FED AIR MARSHAL WAS IN THE AFT CABIN 15-20 MINS. HE RETURNED TO HIS SEAT WHEN REQUESTED BY THE FLT ATTENDANTS. SHOULD THEY BE LOITERING IN THE AFT CABIN WHILE ON DUTY.
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.