DC9 flight crew diverts to dfw after dispatcher advises them of a bomb threat. Flight crew emphasize...

Attributes
ACN	368273
Time
Date	199705
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	landing other other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 18436 flight time type : 3610
ASRS Report	368273
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	368274
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other other

Narrative:

At AB42 received a message over ACARS to call ny flight dispatch. Called ny flight dispatch and was informed that they received information that a bomb was in the luggage compartment. Declared an emergency and asked ATC to vector us to the nearest suitable airport which was dfw. We were at FL330 and 34 NM south of the airport. ATC vectored us to runway 17L and landed on runway 17L at dfw. (Aircraft landing weight was 88000 pounds.) we followed a follow-me truck to where they wanted the aircraft to stop. After the aircraft was stopped, we evacuate/evacuationed the passenger through the forward entrance door and down the airstairs. Cockpit crew was debriefed by FAA special agents. The aircraft was declared safe and the flight continued to stl. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: captain stated that the event was well handled by ATC. The passenger took the event well also. The aircraft stairs on the DC9-30 were used to evacuate/evacuation the passenger at the security area. The PIC turned in a report to his air carrier. He did comment on the 'long' taxi to the security area near the approach end of runway 17L. Supplemental information from acn 368274: after landing, we taxied to bomb threat area and ATC had aircraft taxi 2 mi to parking. Captain almost stopped and evacuate/evacuationed aircraft. We would have stopped sooner, but ground control said 3 times to continue forward to 'next' emergency and fire group of trucks. Next time I'll stop clear of runway and get passenger off. If they want the airplane somewhere else, tow it.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DC9 FLC DIVERTS TO DFW AFTER DISPATCHER ADVISES THEM OF A BOMB THREAT. FLC EMPHASIZED THE NEED FOR IMMEDIATE PAX EVAC BUT GND CTLR HAD THEM TAXI 2 MI TO THE BOMB SECURITY AREA FIRST.

Narrative: AT AB42 RECEIVED A MESSAGE OVER ACARS TO CALL NY FLT DISPATCH. CALLED NY FLT DISPATCH AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY RECEIVED INFO THAT A BOMB WAS IN THE LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT. DECLARED AN EMER AND ASKED ATC TO VECTOR US TO THE NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT WHICH WAS DFW. WE WERE AT FL330 AND 34 NM S OF THE ARPT. ATC VECTORED US TO RWY 17L AND LANDED ON RWY 17L AT DFW. (ACFT LNDG WT WAS 88000 LBS.) WE FOLLOWED A FOLLOW-ME TRUCK TO WHERE THEY WANTED THE ACFT TO STOP. AFTER THE ACFT WAS STOPPED, WE EVACED THE PAX THROUGH THE FORWARD ENTRANCE DOOR AND DOWN THE AIRSTAIRS. COCKPIT CREW WAS DEBRIEFED BY FAA SPECIAL AGENTS. THE ACFT WAS DECLARED SAFE AND THE FLT CONTINUED TO STL. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: CAPT STATED THAT THE EVENT WAS WELL HANDLED BY ATC. THE PAX TOOK THE EVENT WELL ALSO. THE ACFT STAIRS ON THE DC9-30 WERE USED TO EVAC THE PAX AT THE SECURITY AREA. THE PIC TURNED IN A RPT TO HIS ACR. HE DID COMMENT ON THE 'LONG' TAXI TO THE SECURITY AREA NEAR THE APCH END OF RWY 17L. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 368274: AFTER LNDG, WE TAXIED TO BOMB THREAT AREA AND ATC HAD ACFT TAXI 2 MI TO PARKING. CAPT ALMOST STOPPED AND EVACED ACFT. WE WOULD HAVE STOPPED SOONER, BUT GND CTL SAID 3 TIMES TO CONTINUE FORWARD TO 'NEXT' EMER AND FIRE GROUP OF TRUCKS. NEXT TIME I'LL STOP CLR OF RWY AND GET PAX OFF. IF THEY WANT THE AIRPLANE SOMEWHERE ELSE, TOW IT.

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.

DC9 flight crew diverts to dfw after dispatcher advises them of a bomb threat. Flight crew emphasized the need for immediate passenger evacuate/evacuation but ground controller had them taxi 2 mi to the bomb security area first.