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Crj-700 first officer reported receiving flight attendant notification during taxi of an unauthorized smart bag in the passenger cabin.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1593363 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201811 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet 700 ER/LR (CRJ700) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Hazardous Material Violation Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
While taxiing to the runway; flight attendant called the flight deck and informed me that there was a passenger with a 'smart bag' on board and that it had a non-removable battery. She said that she had just reviewed the regulations concerning smart bags and realized that the bag was not authorized in the cabin. I informed the captain and we returned to the gate where a customer service agent disassembled the bag enough to remove the battery. The captain said he had been aware of the bag but thought it was authorized because the battery was not removable. The event was caused by a misunderstanding of the rules. A contributing factor was the unusual situation of a bag with non-removable battery. A habit of taking the time to reference the regulations when there is a doubt may be a good way to avoid such mistakes. Also asking other crew members for input; as I was not aware of the situation until we were taxiing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CRJ-700 First Officer reported receiving Flight Attendant notification during taxi of an unauthorized smart bag in the passenger cabin.
Narrative: While taxiing to the runway; Flight Attendant called the flight deck and informed me that there was a passenger with a 'smart bag' on board and that it had a non-removable battery. She said that she had just reviewed the regulations concerning smart bags and realized that the bag was not authorized in the cabin. I informed the Captain and we returned to the gate where a customer service agent disassembled the bag enough to remove the battery. The Captain said he had been aware of the bag but thought it was authorized because the battery was not removable. The event was caused by a misunderstanding of the rules. A contributing factor was the unusual situation of a bag with non-removable battery. A habit of taking the time to reference the regulations when there is a doubt may be a good way to avoid such mistakes. Also asking other crew members for input; as I was not aware of the situation until we were taxiing.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.