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A B757 captain, parked at a gate in atl, differs in opinion with gate agent regarding the handling of armed law enforcement officers.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 482470 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200008 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : atl.airport |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : smx.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 11500 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 482470 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event other non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Procedures are clear for handling crew notification of embarking armed low enforcement officers. Specifically, special gate passes are to be given to flight crew by gate agent. On this flight, law enforcement officer brought his own passes down. When I told agent about this, he said that this was the procedure for the past 8 yrs. Asked if he wanted to see the procedure in writing, he said nothing. A law enforcement officer who forgets to surrender his cards could create a problem on board.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757 CAPT, PARKED AT A GATE IN ATL, DIFFERS IN OPINION WITH GATE AGENT REGARDING THE HANDLING OF ARMED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.
Narrative: PROCS ARE CLR FOR HANDLING CREW NOTIFICATION OF EMBARKING ARMED LOW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. SPECIFICALLY, SPECIAL GATE PASSES ARE TO BE GIVEN TO FLC BY GATE AGENT. ON THIS FLT, LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER BROUGHT HIS OWN PASSES DOWN. WHEN I TOLD AGENT ABOUT THIS, HE SAID THAT THIS WAS THE PROC FOR THE PAST 8 YRS. ASKED IF HE WANTED TO SEE THE PROC IN WRITING, HE SAID NOTHING. A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER WHO FORGETS TO SURRENDER HIS CARDS COULD CREATE A PROB ON BOARD.
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.