Narrative:

Another armed passenger introduced herself to us in the cockpit, when I had no paperwork. This seems to happen to me frequently at dfw. The passenger was very polite, insinuated she had a gun and told me she worked for government. I immediately went out to the gate and asked the agent if we had any armed passenger. He said we did, and handed me the paperwork. I mentioned that we should get the paperwork before they board. He said that at least he told her to introduce herself to the cockpit. I mentioned that I don't like passenger telling me they have a gun when I don't have paperwork. The agent only wanted to know if that scared me, he asked me twice. I responded that it did not scare me, rather it concerned me. I then returned to the cockpit. Since this incident is contrary to part I, is it in violation of FARS? Should I refuse the passenger in the future? This would seem to me to be only punishing the passenger, who was only following directions. It doesn't seem to help to talk to the agents about it and I don't want to fight with them. They all tell me that they are really busy and that it is hard to keep track of the passenger before boarding (it was a full flight), but all I need is the paperwork and then the passenger in question can board any time. Right.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AIRLINE COMPANY STATION AGENT FAILED TO PROVIDE CAPT WITH COMPANY PAPERWORK SHOWING PERMISSION OF A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER CARRYING A FIREARM PRIOR TO BOARDING.

Narrative: ANOTHER ARMED PAX INTRODUCED HERSELF TO US IN THE COCKPIT, WHEN I HAD NO PAPERWORK. THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN TO ME FREQUENTLY AT DFW. THE PAX WAS VERY POLITE, INSINUATED SHE HAD A GUN AND TOLD ME SHE WORKED FOR GOV. I IMMEDIATELY WENT OUT TO THE GATE AND ASKED THE AGENT IF WE HAD ANY ARMED PAX. HE SAID WE DID, AND HANDED ME THE PAPERWORK. I MENTIONED THAT WE SHOULD GET THE PAPERWORK BEFORE THEY BOARD. HE SAID THAT AT LEAST HE TOLD HER TO INTRODUCE HERSELF TO THE COCKPIT. I MENTIONED THAT I DON'T LIKE PAX TELLING ME THEY HAVE A GUN WHEN I DON'T HAVE PAPERWORK. THE AGENT ONLY WANTED TO KNOW IF THAT SCARED ME, HE ASKED ME TWICE. I RESPONDED THAT IT DID NOT SCARE ME, RATHER IT CONCERNED ME. I THEN RETURNED TO THE COCKPIT. SINCE THIS INCIDENT IS CONTRARY TO PART I, IS IT IN VIOLATION OF FARS? SHOULD I REFUSE THE PAX IN THE FUTURE? THIS WOULD SEEM TO ME TO BE ONLY PUNISHING THE PAX, WHO WAS ONLY FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS. IT DOESN'T SEEM TO HELP TO TALK TO THE AGENTS ABOUT IT AND I DON'T WANT TO FIGHT WITH THEM. THEY ALL TELL ME THAT THEY ARE REALLY BUSY AND THAT IT IS HARD TO KEEP TRACK OF THE PAX BEFORE BOARDING (IT WAS A FULL FLT), BUT ALL I NEED IS THE PAPERWORK AND THEN THE PAX IN QUESTION CAN BOARD ANY TIME. RIGHT.

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.