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Captain of air carrier widebody transport aircraft observed a vip being boarded without his luggage being checked. Body guard was seen carrying a weapon as they boarded.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 178138 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199105 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : den |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Widebody, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 178138 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government other |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| Airport | procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
Prior to departure of flight may/wed/91, den-iad, former colorado vip was allowed to board my aircraft via the ramp and jetway stairs. His automobile was escorted to the ramp by an airport vehicle. Some security people did use a hand held frisker on him, but not on his carry on luggage to my knowledge. Vip's driver/body guard and his suit coat removed, exposing his holster pistol to everyone on the left side of my aircraft and to anyone looking out of the terminal windows. In view that all flight crew's must submit to full airport security screening. I think no passenger should be immune. I would like someone to look into this matter who authorized this boarding and what particular section of the airport security regulations allow such activity.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT OF ACR WDB ACFT OBSERVED A VIP BEING BOARDED WITHOUT HIS LUGGAGE BEING CHKED. BODY GUARD WAS SEEN CARRYING A WEAPON AS THEY BOARDED.
Narrative: PRIOR TO DEP OF FLT MAY/WED/91, DEN-IAD, FORMER COLORADO VIP WAS ALLOWED TO BOARD MY ACFT VIA THE RAMP AND JETWAY STAIRS. HIS AUTOMOBILE WAS ESCORTED TO THE RAMP BY AN ARPT VEHICLE. SOME SECURITY PEOPLE DID USE A HAND HELD FRISKER ON HIM, BUT NOT ON HIS CARRY ON LUGGAGE TO MY KNOWLEDGE. VIP'S DRIVER/BODY GUARD AND HIS SUIT COAT REMOVED, EXPOSING HIS HOLSTER PISTOL TO EVERYONE ON THE L SIDE OF MY ACFT AND TO ANYONE LOOKING OUT OF THE TERMINAL WINDOWS. IN VIEW THAT ALL FLC'S MUST SUBMIT TO FULL ARPT SECURITY SCREENING. I THINK NO PAX SHOULD BE IMMUNE. I WOULD LIKE SOMEONE TO LOOK INTO THIS MATTER WHO AUTHORIZED THIS BOARDING AND WHAT PARTICULAR SECTION OF THE ARPT SECURITY REGS ALLOW SUCH ACTIVITY.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.