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A passenger returning from a hunting trip forgets to take propane fuel canisters out of bag, and it is discovered by the tsa.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 581081 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200304 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : adq.airport |
| State Reference | AK |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| ASRS Report | 581081 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government other |
| Function | observation : observer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other other : 2 (tsa) |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
Upon returning from a hunting trip to kodiak island, ak, got to airport and found it may have been possible to catch an earlier than planned on flight. As I was checking on seat availability, someone, unbeknownst to me, had grabbed my bags and taken them to tsa for screening. I had some propane/butane fuel canisters and matches in the bag I had intended to take out, but my bags were checked without my knowledge. I was still at the ticket counter trying to get a pass when I was summoned by the tsa personnel. The items were in a see-through bag and they had observed the contents. Since it was a see-through bag, I was obviously not trying to conceal them. I should have maintained more control of my own bags, and second parties should not be allowed to check other people's bags.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PAX RETURNING FROM A HUNTING TRIP FORGETS TO TAKE PROPANE FUEL CANISTERS OUT OF BAG, AND IT IS DISCOVERED BY THE TSA.
Narrative: UPON RETURNING FROM A HUNTING TRIP TO KODIAK ISLAND, AK, GOT TO ARPT AND FOUND IT MAY HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE TO CATCH AN EARLIER THAN PLANNED ON FLT. AS I WAS CHKING ON SEAT AVAILABILITY, SOMEONE, UNBEKNOWNST TO ME, HAD GRABBED MY BAGS AND TAKEN THEM TO TSA FOR SCREENING. I HAD SOME PROPANE/BUTANE FUEL CANISTERS AND MATCHES IN THE BAG I HAD INTENDED TO TAKE OUT, BUT MY BAGS WERE CHKED WITHOUT MY KNOWLEDGE. I WAS STILL AT THE TICKET COUNTER TRYING TO GET A PASS WHEN I WAS SUMMONED BY THE TSA PERSONNEL. THE ITEMS WERE IN A SEE-THROUGH BAG AND THEY HAD OBSERVED THE CONTENTS. SINCE IT WAS A SEE-THROUGH BAG, I WAS OBVIOUSLY NOT TRYING TO CONCEAL THEM. I SHOULD HAVE MAINTAINED MORE CTL OF MY OWN BAGS, AND SECOND PARTIES SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO CHK OTHER PEOPLE'S BAGS.
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.