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Pilot's union reported possible tampering of flight crew meals. Reporter asked flight attendant to check crew meals. As a precaution she, on her own volition, gave a crew meal to a passenger. The passenger bit into a sandwich and bit a rock.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 362886 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199703 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 362886 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Having been advised of possible crew meal tampering by pilot's union, I requested that the #1 flight attendant check the crew meals for possible tampering. The normal crew meal was given to a passenger as a precaution. The #1 flight attendant did this on her own volition after my talk with her regarding this matter. The passenger bit into the sandwich and bit into a rock. I did not know of this incident until after landing at ewr.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT'S UNION RPTED POSSIBLE TAMPERING OF FLC MEALS. RPTR ASKED FLT ATTENDANT TO CHK CREW MEALS. AS A PRECAUTION SHE, ON HER OWN VOLITION, GAVE A CREW MEAL TO A PAX. THE PAX BIT INTO A SANDWICH AND BIT A ROCK.
Narrative: HAVING BEEN ADVISED OF POSSIBLE CREW MEAL TAMPERING BY PLT'S UNION, I REQUESTED THAT THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT CHK THE CREW MEALS FOR POSSIBLE TAMPERING. THE NORMAL CREW MEAL WAS GIVEN TO A PAX AS A PRECAUTION. THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT DID THIS ON HER OWN VOLITION AFTER MY TALK WITH HER REGARDING THIS MATTER. THE PAX BIT INTO THE SANDWICH AND BIT INTO A ROCK. I DID NOT KNOW OF THIS INCIDENT UNTIL AFTER LNDG AT EWR.
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.