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B757-200 captain pts harassment by tsa agents at ogg compromised safety of flight due to emotional distress.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 709815 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200609 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ogg.airport |
| State Reference | HI |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 14500 flight time type : 4200 |
| ASRS Report | 709815 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government other |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
I feel safety of flight was compromised with the continued harassment by tsa personnel prior to my flight from ogg. I was falsely accused of using profanity by 3 different tsa personnel and interfering with tsa personnel by 1 tsa personnel in ogg prior to operating my aircraft on an all-nighter. Since I was in full compliance with all tsa guidelines; there was no rational reason for their behavior. This unjust treatment and blatant harassment by tsa personnel brought undue stress that put the safety of my aircraft and the lives of over 150 passenger and crew at risk. I did not realize how upset I was until almost 1/2 way through the flight. If this type of situation occurs again; I will not fly the aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757-200 CAPT PTS HARASSMENT BY TSA AGENTS AT OGG COMPROMISED SAFETY OF FLT DUE TO EMOTIONAL DISTRESS.
Narrative: I FEEL SAFETY OF FLT WAS COMPROMISED WITH THE CONTINUED HARASSMENT BY TSA PERSONNEL PRIOR TO MY FLT FROM OGG. I WAS FALSELY ACCUSED OF USING PROFANITY BY 3 DIFFERENT TSA PERSONNEL AND INTERFERING WITH TSA PERSONNEL BY 1 TSA PERSONNEL IN OGG PRIOR TO OPERATING MY ACFT ON AN ALL-NIGHTER. SINCE I WAS IN FULL COMPLIANCE WITH ALL TSA GUIDELINES; THERE WAS NO RATIONAL REASON FOR THEIR BEHAVIOR. THIS UNJUST TREATMENT AND BLATANT HARASSMENT BY TSA PERSONNEL BROUGHT UNDUE STRESS THAT PUT THE SAFETY OF MY ACFT AND THE LIVES OF OVER 150 PAX AND CREW AT RISK. I DID NOT REALIZE HOW UPSET I WAS UNTIL ALMOST 1/2 WAY THROUGH THE FLT. IF THIS TYPE OF SIT OCCURS AGAIN; I WILL NOT FLY THE ACFT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.