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An 4100 captain expresses concern over the ease at which he was able to carry a small film bag through various airport screening points without being scrutinized.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 563234 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200210 |
| Day | Fri |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ord.airport |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 563234 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport FAA |
| Primary Problem | FAA |
Narrative:
While traveling on vacation through ord, mia, jfk twice and madrid and lisbon, I carried a lead lined film bag with me. I brought this along as a carry-on in a pack with my other photo equipment. The bag contained photographic film. It could have just as easily contained a hand gun. I was never stopped and my pack or this bag was never searched through the above mentioned airports. The bag is about 9 inches square.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN 4100 CAPT EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER THE EASE AT WHICH HE WAS ABLE TO CARRY A SMALL FILM BAG THROUGH VARIOUS ARPT SCREENING POINTS WITHOUT BEING SCRUTINIZED.
Narrative: WHILE TRAVELING ON VACATION THROUGH ORD, MIA, JFK TWICE AND MADRID AND LISBON, I CARRIED A LEAD LINED FILM BAG WITH ME. I BROUGHT THIS ALONG AS A CARRY-ON IN A PACK WITH MY OTHER PHOTO EQUIP. THE BAG CONTAINED PHOTOGRAPHIC FILM. IT COULD HAVE JUST AS EASILY CONTAINED A HAND GUN. I WAS NEVER STOPPED AND MY PACK OR THIS BAG WAS NEVER SEARCHED THROUGH THE ABOVE MENTIONED ARPTS. THE BAG IS ABOUT 9 INCHES SQUARE.
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.