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B757-200. A passenger accidentally took a razor blade onto the aircraft. When the passenger discovered it, he gave it to the captain.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 612250 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200403 |
| Day | Tue |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sna.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer |
| ASRS Report | 612250 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : private pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 1400 |
| ASRS Report | 612251 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger contraband cabin event other non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : 7 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance Airport |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
20 mins before departure, a first class passenger approached the captain and showed him a razor blade that he had found. After some questioning, the passenger said that he brought aboard his own magazine and the razor blade was stowed in it. He said he used the blade to cut out pictures, and that he forgot that it was inside the magazine. The captain convened the security team. It was decided to leave on time and notify tsa after airborne. The passenger provided the location of the metal detector and this information was passed to ground personnel.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757-200. A PAX ACCIDENTALLY TOOK A RAZOR BLADE ONTO THE ACFT. WHEN THE PAX DISCOVERED IT, HE GAVE IT TO THE CAPT.
Narrative: 20 MINS BEFORE DEP, A FIRST CLASS PAX APCHED THE CAPT AND SHOWED HIM A RAZOR BLADE THAT HE HAD FOUND. AFTER SOME QUESTIONING, THE PAX SAID THAT HE BROUGHT ABOARD HIS OWN MAGAZINE AND THE RAZOR BLADE WAS STOWED IN IT. HE SAID HE USED THE BLADE TO CUT OUT PICTURES, AND THAT HE FORGOT THAT IT WAS INSIDE THE MAGAZINE. THE CAPT CONVENED THE SECURITY TEAM. IT WAS DECIDED TO LEAVE ON TIME AND NOTIFY TSA AFTER AIRBORNE. THE PAX PROVIDED THE LOCATION OF THE METAL DETECTOR AND THIS INFO WAS PASSED TO GND PERSONNEL.
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.