Narrative:

A passenger on the aircraft notified the flight attendant that she found a knife in her carry-on bag. She claimed to have forgotten it was in there, and that she cleared security two times in tol before boarding with the knife in her possession. The passenger surrendered the knife to the flight attendant who then turned it over to the ramp agent. The toledo port authority/police came to investigate, and it was decided to deplane the passenger, and re-screen them, perform a security check on the aircraft, and do another positive bag match on the checked bags. Once these actions were completed, the flight continued, late.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CRJ FLT IS DELAYED FOR A SECOND SECURITY INSPECTION AFTER A PAX ADVISES THE FLT ATTENDANT THAT SHE FOUND A KNIFE IN HER CARRY ON BAG AFTER BEING BOARDED AT TOL, OH.

Narrative: A PAX ON THE ACFT NOTIFIED THE FLT ATTENDANT THAT SHE FOUND A KNIFE IN HER CARRY-ON BAG. SHE CLAIMED TO HAVE FORGOTTEN IT WAS IN THERE, AND THAT SHE CLEARED SECURITY TWO TIMES IN TOL BEFORE BOARDING WITH THE KNIFE IN HER POSSESSION. THE PAX SURRENDERED THE KNIFE TO THE FLT ATTENDANT WHO THEN TURNED IT OVER TO THE RAMP AGENT. THE TOLEDO PORT AUTHORITY/POLICE CAME TO INVESTIGATE, AND IT WAS DECIDED TO DEPLANE THE PAX, AND RE-SCREEN THEM, PERFORM A SECURITY CHK ON THE ACFT, AND DO ANOTHER POSITIVE BAG MATCH ON THE CHKED BAGS. ONCE THESE ACTIONS WERE COMPLETED, THE FLT CONTINUED, LATE.

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.