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Airline captain suggests that FAA instruct flight and cabin crews to announce over the PA that a hijacking has been threatened and to all persons to ambush the hijackers.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 524406 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200109 |
| Day | Tue |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| 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 |
| ASRS Report | 524406 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Cabin Crew Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
The training policies of 'do not be a hero' of today's part 121 carriers. I believe the FAA should educate flight and cabin crews, that if a violent hijack occurs, messages should be sent loud and clear, throughout cabin, to rally the passenger and ambush the hijackers.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AIRLINE CAPT SUGGESTS THAT FAA INSTRUCT FLT AND CABIN CREWS TO ANNOUNCE OVER THE PA THAT A HIJACKING HAS BEEN THREATENED AND TO ALL PERSONS TO AMBUSH THE HIJACKERS.
Narrative: THE TRAINING POLICIES OF 'DO NOT BE A HERO' OF TODAY'S PART 121 CARRIERS. I BELIEVE THE FAA SHOULD EDUCATE FLT AND CABIN CREWS, THAT IF A VIOLENT HIJACK OCCURS, MESSAGES SHOULD BE SENT LOUD AND CLR, THROUGHOUT CABIN, TO RALLY THE PAX AND AMBUSH THE HIJACKERS.
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.