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An MD80 crew, cruising at FL280, were informed by the cabin crew that a suspicious package had been found in one of the seats.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 548448 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200205 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : den.airport |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | msl single value : 28000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdv.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 548448 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : fa #3 |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist none taken : detected after the fact other |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance Cabin Crew Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
They had found a suspicious package at seat xx. It contained something and had these words written in pen on one side: 'poison apple beware, poison brussels, if we die, may you catch the villain.' advised ATC and company though operations. Followed bomb on board procedure. After landing, worked with company and personnel to park aircraft and ensure safety of passenger and crew. Supplemental information from acn 548449: approximately 30 min before arriving into den, the flight attendants reported a suspicious package in a seatback pocket. The bag was a company sanitary bag with words written on it. We taxied to a safe location. We were met by the fbi, FAA, local police and a station supervisor. The package was declared safe and the passenger were unloaded thru the aft airstairs.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 CREW, CRUISING AT FL280, WERE INFORMED BY THE CABIN CREW THAT A SUSPICIOUS PACKAGE HAD BEEN FOUND IN ONE OF THE SEATS.
Narrative: THEY HAD FOUND A SUSPICIOUS PACKAGE AT SEAT XX. IT CONTAINED SOMETHING AND HAD THESE WORDS WRITTEN IN PEN ON ONE SIDE: 'POISON APPLE BEWARE, POISON BRUSSELS, IF WE DIE, MAY YOU CATCH THE VILLAIN.' ADVISED ATC AND COMPANY THOUGH OPS. FOLLOWED BOMB ON BOARD PROC. AFTER LNDG, WORKED WITH COMPANY AND PERSONNEL TO PARK ACFT AND ENSURE SAFETY OF PAX AND CREW. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 548449: APPROX 30 MIN BEFORE ARRIVING INTO DEN, THE FLT ATTENDANTS RPTED A SUSPICIOUS PACKAGE IN A SEATBACK POCKET. THE BAG WAS A COMPANY SANITARY BAG WITH WORDS WRITTEN ON IT. WE TAXIED TO A SAFE LOCATION. WE WERE MET BY THE FBI, FAA, LCL POLICE AND A STATION SUPVR. THE PACKAGE WAS DECLARED SAFE AND THE PAX WERE UNLOADED THRU THE AFT AIRSTAIRS.
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.