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Flight attendant reporter observed flight attendants leave their baggage in unsecured area while shopping.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 783690 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200803 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : eddf.airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| ASRS Report | 783690 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : company policies |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Cabin Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Cabin Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
After briefing in eddf; several members of the crew went to the grocery store in terminal to grab a few items. Purser and another flight attendant left their crew bags at the front of the store while off shopping. Approximately 20 mins passed while bags were unattended. When my flying partner was done with her shopping; she went outside to the front of the store (our prearranged meeting spot) and stopped a security guard from hauling away the purser's and other flight attendants' suitcases and tote bags. I confronted the purser about his appalling disregard for security. He didn't see anything wrong with his actions. I suggested to both flight attendants they check for strange items in their bags. Both thought I was extreme. The purser ultimately went through his bags checking for added or missing items. This whole event was shocking to me.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT ATTENDANT REPORTER OBSERVED FLT ATTENDANTS LEAVE THEIR BAGGAGE IN UNSECURED AREA WHILE SHOPPING.
Narrative: AFTER BRIEFING IN EDDF; SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THE CREW WENT TO THE GROCERY STORE IN TERMINAL TO GRAB A FEW ITEMS. PURSER AND ANOTHER FLT ATTENDANT LEFT THEIR CREW BAGS AT THE FRONT OF THE STORE WHILE OFF SHOPPING. APPROX 20 MINS PASSED WHILE BAGS WERE UNATTENDED. WHEN MY FLYING PARTNER WAS DONE WITH HER SHOPPING; SHE WENT OUTSIDE TO THE FRONT OF THE STORE (OUR PREARRANGED MEETING SPOT) AND STOPPED A SECURITY GUARD FROM HAULING AWAY THE PURSER'S AND OTHER FLT ATTENDANTS' SUITCASES AND TOTE BAGS. I CONFRONTED THE PURSER ABOUT HIS APPALLING DISREGARD FOR SECURITY. HE DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING WRONG WITH HIS ACTIONS. I SUGGESTED TO BOTH FLT ATTENDANTS THEY CHK FOR STRANGE ITEMS IN THEIR BAGS. BOTH THOUGHT I WAS EXTREME. THE PURSER ULTIMATELY WENT THROUGH HIS BAGS CHKING FOR ADDED OR MISSING ITEMS. THIS WHOLE EVENT WAS SHOCKING TO ME.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.