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Unclaimed briefcase on board mandates PIC's diversion to alternate airport for precautionary landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 210907 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199205 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : aex |
| State Reference | LA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 24000 msl bound upper : 34000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zhu |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude other other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 210907 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
Narrative:
Departed dfw after short delay, climbing through 240, flight attendant advised passenger in 11C was no longer on board and left briefcase under his seat. When no one claimed the briefcase and company could not locate passenger, we diverted to msy and evacuate/evacuationed the aircraft. Briefcase found to be of no danger. Crash, fire, and rescue did an excellent job in msy.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: UNCLAIMED BRIEFCASE ON BOARD MANDATES PIC'S DIVERSION TO ALTERNATE ARPT FOR PRECAUTIONARY LNDG.
Narrative: DEPARTED DFW AFTER SHORT DELAY, CLBING THROUGH 240, FLT ATTENDANT ADVISED PAX IN 11C WAS NO LONGER ON BOARD AND LEFT BRIEFCASE UNDER HIS SEAT. WHEN NO ONE CLAIMED THE BRIEFCASE AND COMPANY COULD NOT LOCATE PAX, WE DIVERTED TO MSY AND EVACED THE ACFT. BRIEFCASE FOUND TO BE OF NO DANGER. CRASH, FIRE, AND RESCUE DID AN EXCELLENT JOB IN MSY.
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.