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B737 ng first officer reported leaving a battery pack on an aircraft which caused a security incident with the incoming crew.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1689687 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201910 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737 Next Generation Undifferentiated |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 117 Flight Crew Total 359 Flight Crew Type 359 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural Security |
Narrative:
I left a personal item on the flight deck that the following crew thought may have been a security threat. We landed and parked the aircraft without incident. We departed the aircraft to change planes for our next flight. While standing at the outbound gate; the gate agent said there was someone on the phone asking for me. When I answered the phone; it was the captain who was taking the aircraft we had just deplaned. He asked me if I was missing the battery pack for my noise canceling headset. I do have a noise canceling headset that uses an external battery pack; but I was unsure if I missing mine or not. So I replied it was probably mine and I would return to [the] gate to sort it out as we were still waiting for our aircraft to arrive.when I arrived at the gate; the outbound crew; the ground security coordinator; and myself spoke briefly in the jet bridge. I was able to identify the battery pack as mine. I then learned that it had not been discovered until close to departure time and it caused a delay trying to identify what it was; who it belonged to; and if it was a threat the safety of the flight. After I was able to identify the battery pack as mine and I just plain forgot it on the plane. It was deemed not to be a threat and the flight departed 16 minutes late.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737 NG First Officer reported leaving a battery pack on an aircraft which caused a security incident with the incoming crew.
Narrative: I left a personal item on the flight deck that the following crew thought may have been a security threat. We landed and parked the aircraft without incident. We departed the aircraft to change planes for our next flight. While standing at the outbound gate; the Gate Agent said there was someone on the phone asking for me. When I answered the phone; it was the Captain who was taking the aircraft we had just deplaned. He asked me if I was missing the battery pack for my noise canceling headset. I do have a noise canceling headset that uses an external battery pack; but I was unsure if I missing mine or not. So I replied it was probably mine and I would return to [the] gate to sort it out as we were still waiting for our aircraft to arrive.When I arrived at the gate; the outbound crew; the Ground Security Coordinator; and myself spoke briefly in the jet bridge. I was able to identify the battery pack as mine. I then learned that it had not been discovered until close to departure time and it caused a delay trying to identify what it was; who it belonged to; and if it was a threat the safety of the flight. After I was able to identify the battery pack as mine and I just plain forgot it on the plane. It was deemed not to be a threat and the flight departed 16 minutes late.
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.