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Ground employee reported removing passenger luggage from cargo due to hazmat restriction. Reporter also noted FAA security breach by leaving baggage in unattended on the jetbridge.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1623047 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201903 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Ramp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Hazardous Material Violation Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural Security |
Narrative:
After my dispatcher disconnected the tow bar; the pilot informed him that a passenger believed that their last minute checked carry on was loaded with a lithium ion battery that they failed to remove prior to boarding. We returned the aircraft to the gate to retrieve the bag. Once parked; my crew pulled the bag off the aircraft; scanned to offload it; and were holding it planeside. While I was helping my pit guy close up the fwd pit; supervisor took the questionable bag from the planeside; and breached security by not only taking the bag upstairs and crossing the threshold of the secured area; but also leaving it unattended in the jetbridge. When I realized what had happened; and confronted [supervisor] about the breach in FAA protocol; he said he knew that he was not supposed to bring the bag up; but did so anyway.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Ground employee reported removing passenger luggage from cargo due to Hazmat restriction. Reporter also noted FAA security breach by leaving baggage in unattended on the jetbridge.
Narrative: After my Dispatcher disconnected the tow bar; the pilot informed him that a passenger believed that their last minute checked carry on was loaded with a lithium ion battery that they failed to remove prior to boarding. We returned the aircraft to the gate to retrieve the bag. Once parked; my crew pulled the bag off the aircraft; scanned to offload it; and were holding it planeside. While I was helping my pit guy close up the FWD pit; Supervisor took the questionable bag from the planeside; and breached security by not only taking the bag upstairs and crossing the threshold of the secured area; but also leaving it unattended in the jetbridge. When I realized what had happened; and confronted [supervisor] about the breach in FAA protocol; he said he knew that he was not supposed to bring the bag up; but did so anyway.
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.