<< >> NASA ASRS Report 210442, May 1992

Captain notified of stowaway whose behavior was suspicious. Treated as a security breach and deplaned passenger and cargo for search.

Attributes
ACN	210442
Time
Date	199205
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lga
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 15000
ASRS Report	210442
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 7100
ASRS Report	210051
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

While at the agate in lga, I was advised that we had a stowaway passenger that had boarded my flight in buf. The gate agents questioned the lady and advised me that her behavior was somewhat suspicious, so I decided to treat the incident as a security breach. I deplaned the passenger, had the passenger cabin and cargo bins and passenger luggage searched. Nothing suspicious was found. So my flight continued on to charlotte, nc.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT NOTIFIED OF STOWAWAY WHOSE BEHAVIOR WAS SUSPICIOUS. TREATED AS A SECURITY BREACH AND DEPLANED PAX AND CARGO FOR SEARCH.

Narrative: WHILE AT THE AGATE IN LGA, I WAS ADVISED THAT WE HAD A STOWAWAY PAX THAT HAD BOARDED MY FLT IN BUF. THE GATE AGENTS QUESTIONED THE LADY AND ADVISED ME THAT HER BEHAVIOR WAS SOMEWHAT SUSPICIOUS, SO I DECIDED TO TREAT THE INCIDENT AS A SECURITY BREACH. I DEPLANED THE PAX, HAD THE PAX CABIN AND CARGO BINS AND PAX LUGGAGE SEARCHED. NOTHING SUSPICIOUS WAS FOUND. SO MY FLT CONTINUED ON TO CHARLOTTE, NC.

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.