Prisoner boarding after passengers had been boarded.

Attributes
ACN	81174
Time
Date	198801
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : msp
State Reference	MN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : vgt
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	81174
Person 2
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

At last minute, gate agent delivered one armed passenger/prisoner form to cockpit and closed door after late boarding the prisoner. On taxi out, F/a advised there were 2 prisoners and 2 escorts. After takeoff, F/a advised there were 2 prisoners, 2 unarmed escorts, and one armed escort all sitting by the emergency exit (aft right side). Later informed that both prisoners were minimum risk. Finally, F/a reported prisoners' handcuffs not hooked to waist. When I requested this be done, justice department agent discovered the proper equipment had been left at the gate. Recommendations: if prisoner arrives late deny boarding, indicate on prisoner form to captain the number of prisoners, and indicate 'risk' on form. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: reporter had not made a report to his flight manager but had submitted a written report to passenger service. Suggested he include a report to manager. Prisoner was boarded account they had been hung up by traffic and the escort wanted to bored very badly. Company regulation require prisoners be boarded before any passenger and that should have been the basis for denying boarding. Felt escorts were fairly new and may not have flown before. Prisoners were no problem during the flight but feels passenger service mishandled.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PRISONER BOARDING AFTER PASSENGERS HAD BEEN BOARDED.

Narrative: AT LAST MINUTE, GATE AGENT DELIVERED ONE ARMED PAX/PRISONER FORM TO COCKPIT AND CLOSED DOOR AFTER LATE BOARDING THE PRISONER. ON TAXI OUT, F/A ADVISED THERE WERE 2 PRISONERS AND 2 ESCORTS. AFTER TKOF, F/A ADVISED THERE WERE 2 PRISONERS, 2 UNARMED ESCORTS, AND ONE ARMED ESCORT ALL SITTING BY THE EMER EXIT (AFT RIGHT SIDE). LATER INFORMED THAT BOTH PRISONERS WERE MINIMUM RISK. FINALLY, F/A RPTED PRISONERS' HANDCUFFS NOT HOOKED TO WAIST. WHEN I REQUESTED THIS BE DONE, JUSTICE DEPT AGENT DISCOVERED THE PROPER EQUIP HAD BEEN LEFT AT THE GATE. RECOMMENDATIONS: IF PRISONER ARRIVES LATE DENY BOARDING, INDICATE ON PRISONER FORM TO CAPT THE NUMBER OF PRISONERS, AND INDICATE 'RISK' ON FORM. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: RPTR HAD NOT MADE A RPT TO HIS FLT MGR BUT HAD SUBMITTED A WRITTEN RPT TO PAX SVC. SUGGESTED HE INCLUDE A RPT TO MGR. PRISONER WAS BOARDED ACCOUNT THEY HAD BEEN HUNG UP BY TFC AND THE ESCORT WANTED TO BORED VERY BADLY. COMPANY REG REQUIRE PRISONERS BE BOARDED BEFORE ANY PAX AND THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN THE BASIS FOR DENYING BOARDING. FELT ESCORTS WERE FAIRLY NEW AND MAY NOT HAVE FLOWN BEFORE. PRISONERS WERE NO PROB DURING THE FLT BUT FEELS PAX SVC MISHANDLED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.