MD80 cabin cleaner found a bomb threat note while cleaning the aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	569006
Time
Date	200212
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
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	569006
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : company policies other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : 9
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

Bomb threat. Same crew brought aircraft in from dfw. After passenger deplaned, I was met on jetbridge by 2 'fams' (not using new procedure). While we were talking on jetbridge, cabin cleaner found a bomb threat letter on a seat that reads 'this is osama bin laden, there is a bomb on the plane crashing the plane.' the 'fam' team called their operations center who in turn notified the police and fbi. Ramp manager arrived and set up a conference call between me, soc and dispatch. While I was on the phone, police sergeant arrived and it was agreed that air carrier X international aircraft search team and police department bomb sniffing dogs would jointly search the aircraft. After a short time, the police were talked out of using the dogs because it would take too much time and the air carrier X team searched the aircraft. No bomb was found and we departed for atl approximately 1 hour late.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 CABIN CLEANER FOUND A BOMB THREAT NOTE WHILE CLEANING THE ACFT.

Narrative: BOMB THREAT. SAME CREW BROUGHT ACFT IN FROM DFW. AFTER PAX DEPLANED, I WAS MET ON JETBRIDGE BY 2 'FAMS' (NOT USING NEW PROC). WHILE WE WERE TALKING ON JETBRIDGE, CABIN CLEANER FOUND A BOMB THREAT LETTER ON A SEAT THAT READS 'THIS IS OSAMA BIN LADEN, THERE IS A BOMB ON THE PLANE CRASHING THE PLANE.' THE 'FAM' TEAM CALLED THEIR OPS CTR WHO IN TURN NOTIFIED THE POLICE AND FBI. RAMP MGR ARRIVED AND SET UP A CONFERENCE CALL BTWN ME, SOC AND DISPATCH. WHILE I WAS ON THE PHONE, POLICE SERGEANT ARRIVED AND IT WAS AGREED THAT ACR X INTL ACFT SEARCH TEAM AND POLICE DEPT BOMB SNIFFING DOGS WOULD JOINTLY SEARCH THE ACFT. AFTER A SHORT TIME, THE POLICE WERE TALKED OUT OF USING THE DOGS BECAUSE IT WOULD TAKE TOO MUCH TIME AND THE ACR X TEAM SEARCHED THE ACFT. NO BOMB WAS FOUND AND WE DEPARTED FOR ATL APPROX 1 HR 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.