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Cabin attendant report, B727, mexico city-miami, passenger carried concealed gun, not stopped by airport security.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 459021 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199912 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mmmx.airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Environment | |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 7 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 27.5 flight attendant time total : 27.5 flight attendant time type : 5 |
| ASRS Report | 459021 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger contraband non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
Passenger seated in row X, passenger xx, was able to clear mexican security check and board air carrier flight xyxy with what passenger stated was a gun. Obviously, the quality of human performance at the security chkpoint was inferior. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated that the woman got on the airplane and told the purser in spanish that she had a gun in her tote bag. The reporter had been in the back of the plane and did not witness this. She first knew about the incident when she came to the front of the aircraft and saw the captain going through the woman's carry-on bags on the jetbridge. He found the gun and was looking to see if it was loaded. Apparently, it was a very realistic looking plastic gun. The reporter said that no one knew for sure if it was real or not. The security officials came on board and had everyone get off with all their belongings. They all went through another security check. The passenger all got back on, except for the woman. The reporter never found out what happened after they took off.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CABIN ATTENDANT RPT, B727, MEXICO CITY-MIAMI, PAX CARRIED CONCEALED GUN, NOT STOPPED BY ARPT SECURITY.
Narrative: PAX SEATED IN ROW X, PAX XX, WAS ABLE TO CLR MEXICAN SECURITY CHK AND BOARD ACR FLT XYXY WITH WHAT PAX STATED WAS A GUN. OBVIOUSLY, THE QUALITY OF HUMAN PERFORMANCE AT THE SECURITY CHKPOINT WAS INFERIOR. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THAT THE WOMAN GOT ON THE AIRPLANE AND TOLD THE PURSER IN SPANISH THAT SHE HAD A GUN IN HER TOTE BAG. THE RPTR HAD BEEN IN THE BACK OF THE PLANE AND DID NOT WITNESS THIS. SHE FIRST KNEW ABOUT THE INCIDENT WHEN SHE CAME TO THE FRONT OF THE ACFT AND SAW THE CAPT GOING THROUGH THE WOMAN'S CARRY-ON BAGS ON THE JETBRIDGE. HE FOUND THE GUN AND WAS LOOKING TO SEE IF IT WAS LOADED. APPARENTLY, IT WAS A VERY REALISTIC LOOKING PLASTIC GUN. THE RPTR SAID THAT NO ONE KNEW FOR SURE IF IT WAS REAL OR NOT. THE SECURITY OFFICIALS CAME ON BOARD AND HAD EVERYONE GET OFF WITH ALL THEIR BELONGINGS. THEY ALL WENT THROUGH ANOTHER SECURITY CHK. THE PAX ALL GOT BACK ON, EXCEPT FOR THE WOMAN. THE RPTR NEVER FOUND OUT WHAT HAPPENED AFTER THEY TOOK OFF.
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.