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Flight attendant report, B767, iad-lax, passenger contraband (drugs) found by flight attendant in lavatory. Passenger arrested by los angeles police on arrival.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 434939 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199904 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zdv.artcc |
| State Reference | CO |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdv.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 6 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 7 flight attendant time total : 7 flight attendant time type : 90 |
| ASRS Report | 434939 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger contraband non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : company policies |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | other Other |
Narrative:
A passenger left a black bag. The contents appeared to be drugs. I found the bag when I went into the lavatory behind business class to brush my teeth. I immediately called the purser and we put the 'stuff' in a bag and took it to the cockpit. The captain and #1 flight attendant decided on a course of action. Passenger was all over the plane looking for his bag. He had the opportunity to claim his bag, los angeles police department met the flight. 2 flight attendants interviewed by los angeles police department. Passenger was cuffed and led away.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT, B767, IAD-LAX, PAX CONTRABAND (DRUGS) FOUND BY FLT ATTENDANT IN LAVATORY. PAX ARRESTED BY LOS ANGELES POLICE ON ARR.
Narrative: A PAX LEFT A BLACK BAG. THE CONTENTS APPEARED TO BE DRUGS. I FOUND THE BAG WHEN I WENT INTO THE LAVATORY BEHIND BUSINESS CLASS TO BRUSH MY TEETH. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE PURSER AND WE PUT THE 'STUFF' IN A BAG AND TOOK IT TO THE COCKPIT. THE CAPT AND #1 FLT ATTENDANT DECIDED ON A COURSE OF ACTION. PAX WAS ALL OVER THE PLANE LOOKING FOR HIS BAG. HE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO CLAIM HIS BAG, LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPT MET THE FLT. 2 FLT ATTENDANTS INTERVIEWED BY LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPT. PAX WAS CUFFED AND LED AWAY.
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.