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A captain and flight attendant reported that a gate agent failed to notify the crew about two federal air marshals (fam) boarding the flight before one of the two showed his badge to the boarding flight attendant.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 922256 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201012 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet 900 (CRJ900) |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Flight Attendant In Charge Flight Attendant (On Duty) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Security Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
During boarding process; forward flight attendant discovered that a law enforcement officer (leo) was on board; and that we had not been notified by the gate. The passenger showed his badge while entering the boarding door. The flight attendant could not find any record of a leo on her paper work. She then asked me if I was aware of any leo's on board. At about this time the boarding gate agent asked if we were ready to close the aircraft door for departure. We had not been notified at any time by the gate; or station personal; that two armed federal air marshals had boarded our aircraft. At this time the forward flight attendant asked the gate agent if we had any leo's or armed passengers on board? Her response was 'no'. The forward flight attendant then asked the passenger in seat 4C to come to the galley. At that time the passenger identified himself as a federal air marshall. He and the gate agent went off the aircraft; into the jet bridge to have a discussion. He went back to his seat; then the passenger from seat 3D came up to the galley and identified himself as the team leader. The team leader informed the flight attendant that they (both fams) had showed their credentials to the gate agent before the boarding process began; and she just told them to go have a seat. We never got any paper work showing the seat locations; or number of armed passengers on board.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A Captain and Flight Attendant reported that a Gate Agent failed to notify the crew about two Federal Air Marshals (FAM) boarding the flight before one of the two showed his badge to the boarding Flight Attendant.
Narrative: During boarding process; forward Flight Attendant discovered that a Law Enforcement Officer (LEO) was on board; and that we had not been notified by the gate. The passenger showed his badge while entering the boarding door. The Flight Attendant could not find any record of a LEO on her paper work. She then asked me if I was aware of any LEO's on board. At about this time the boarding gate agent asked if we were ready to close the aircraft door for departure. We had not been notified at any time by the gate; or station personal; that two armed Federal Air Marshals had boarded our aircraft. At this time the forward Flight Attendant asked the gate agent if we had any LEO's or armed passengers on board? Her response was 'no'. The forward Flight Attendant then asked the passenger in seat 4C to come to the galley. At that time the passenger identified himself as a Federal Air Marshall. He and the Gate Agent went off the aircraft; into the jet bridge to have a discussion. He went back to his seat; then the passenger from seat 3D came up to the galley and identified himself as the Team Leader. The Team Leader informed the Flight Attendant that they (both FAMS) had showed their credentials to the Gate Agent before the boarding process began; and she just told them to go have a seat. We never got any paper work showing the seat locations; or number of armed passengers on board.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.