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B777. The FAA aircraft inspector that was supposed to give the crew an en route check was arrested for violating airport security.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 465267 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200002 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : iad.airport |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B777-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 465267 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 1800 |
| ASRS Report | 465256 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 4 other other : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | FAA Airport |
| Primary Problem | FAA |
Narrative:
FAA aircraft inspector boarded flight and introduced himself and presented his credentials. He left to do an exterior inspection. Shortly, he returned followed by security. Within several mins he was escorted from the plane and appeared to be handcuffed. Cockpit was inspected for any unknown material. None was found and flight proceeded normally. Supplemental information from acn 465256: upon completion of my walkaround on air carrier flight abcd iad-ord, an FAA inspector met me at and opened jetway door for me. I was told earlier by gate agent we had an inspector. I saw his identify and he asked me the door code. I went to cockpit to continue my preflight. I then left the jet to get new paperwork. When I came back a while later, the police were talking to FAA inspector who seemed upset. I left the area. The police then escorted FAA off in handcuffs.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B777. THE FAA ACFT INSPECTOR THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO GIVE THE CREW AN ENRTE CHK WAS ARRESTED FOR VIOLATING ARPT SECURITY.
Narrative: FAA ACFT INSPECTOR BOARDED FLT AND INTRODUCED HIMSELF AND PRESENTED HIS CREDENTIALS. HE LEFT TO DO AN EXTERIOR INSPECTION. SHORTLY, HE RETURNED FOLLOWED BY SECURITY. WITHIN SEVERAL MINS HE WAS ESCORTED FROM THE PLANE AND APPEARED TO BE HANDCUFFED. COCKPIT WAS INSPECTED FOR ANY UNKNOWN MATERIAL. NONE WAS FOUND AND FLT PROCEEDED NORMALLY. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 465256: UPON COMPLETION OF MY WALKAROUND ON ACR FLT ABCD IAD-ORD, AN FAA INSPECTOR MET ME AT AND OPENED JETWAY DOOR FOR ME. I WAS TOLD EARLIER BY GATE AGENT WE HAD AN INSPECTOR. I SAW HIS IDENT AND HE ASKED ME THE DOOR CODE. I WENT TO COCKPIT TO CONTINUE MY PREFLT. I THEN LEFT THE JET TO GET NEW PAPERWORK. WHEN I CAME BACK A WHILE LATER, THE POLICE WERE TALKING TO FAA INSPECTOR WHO SEEMED UPSET. I LEFT THE AREA. THE POLICE THEN ESCORTED FAA OFF IN HANDCUFFS.
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.