Narrative:

Approximately 10 mins before departure, a diplomatic party boarded the airplane. The station manager brought the security agent to the cockpit and asked if we could keep a sealed package with his weapon in the cockpit to avoid a possible problem with customs in the united states of america. I agreed to do this. Later found that this is not permitted in the company operations manual although he would have been authority/authorized to keep his weapon in the cabin with appropriate paperwork. The package was given to a uniformed and armed police officer on arrival and there were no problems. This could have been handled better with some advance notice instead of just before closing the door. The people involved were completely cooperative and would have accepted whatever decision I made.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR PIC ACCEPTS A WEAPON IN THE COCKPIT FROM THE LCL STATION MGR BELONGING TO A SECURITY GUARD TRAVELING AS A PAX OUT OF SCEL, FO.

Narrative: APPROX 10 MINS BEFORE DEP, A DIPLOMATIC PARTY BOARDED THE AIRPLANE. THE STATION MGR BROUGHT THE SECURITY AGENT TO THE COCKPIT AND ASKED IF WE COULD KEEP A SEALED PACKAGE WITH HIS WEAPON IN THE COCKPIT TO AVOID A POSSIBLE PROB WITH CUSTOMS IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. I AGREED TO DO THIS. LATER FOUND THAT THIS IS NOT PERMITTED IN THE COMPANY OPS MANUAL ALTHOUGH HE WOULD HAVE BEEN AUTH TO KEEP HIS WEAPON IN THE CABIN WITH APPROPRIATE PAPERWORK. THE PACKAGE WAS GIVEN TO A UNIFORMED AND ARMED POLICE OFFICER ON ARR AND THERE WERE NO PROBS. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN HANDLED BETTER WITH SOME ADVANCE NOTICE INSTEAD OF JUST BEFORE CLOSING THE DOOR. THE PEOPLE INVOLVED WERE COMPLETELY COOPERATIVE AND WOULD HAVE ACCEPTED WHATEVER DECISION I MADE.

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.