<< >> NASA ASRS Report 598798, October 2003

A B757 jumpseating flight attendant reported the strange behavior of a passenger to the on-duty flight attendant, resulting in the security check of the aircraft upon arrival at lga.

Attributes
ACN	598798
Time
Date	200310
Day	Wed
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lga.airport
State Reference	NY
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny.artcc tracon : n90.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 2
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 25 flight attendant time total : 25 flight attendant time type : 10
ASRS Report	598798
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : off duty
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger misconduct
Independent Detector	other other : 2
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

After doing our landing safety checks and sitting in my jumpseat, a deadheading flight attendant told me that the passenger in coach got on his hands and knees, rummaging around under his seat. We were concerned that he was placing something dangerous like a bomb under there when he saw the deadheading flight attendant looking at him. He ran up to first class, which we assume was his originally assigned seat. I walked up to him and asked what he was doing and he replied 'spanish, no english.' I could hear no accent which made me think he just didn't want to talk to me. I reported it to the captain after we landed and he called for a security check. Everything checked out ok.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757 JUMPSEATING FLT ATTENDANT RPTED THE STRANGE BEHAVIOR OF A PAX TO THE ON-DUTY FLT ATTENDANT, RESULTING IN THE SECURITY CHK OF THE ACFT UPON ARR AT LGA.

Narrative: AFTER DOING OUR LNDG SAFETY CHKS AND SITTING IN MY JUMPSEAT, A DEADHEADING FLT ATTENDANT TOLD ME THAT THE PAX IN COACH GOT ON HIS HANDS AND KNEES, RUMMAGING AROUND UNDER HIS SEAT. WE WERE CONCERNED THAT HE WAS PLACING SOMETHING DANGEROUS LIKE A BOMB UNDER THERE WHEN HE SAW THE DEADHEADING FLT ATTENDANT LOOKING AT HIM. HE RAN UP TO FIRST CLASS, WHICH WE ASSUME WAS HIS ORIGINALLY ASSIGNED SEAT. I WALKED UP TO HIM AND ASKED WHAT HE WAS DOING AND HE REPLIED 'SPANISH, NO ENGLISH.' I COULD HEAR NO ACCENT WHICH MADE ME THINK HE JUST DIDN'T WANT TO TALK TO ME. I RPTED IT TO THE CAPT AFTER WE LANDED AND HE CALLED FOR A SECURITY CHK. EVERYTHING CHKED OUT OK.

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.