Passenger alleged explosives and hostage in cargo pit.

Attributes
ACN	577526
Time
Date	200303
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zid.artcc
State Reference	IN
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zid.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 38 flight attendant time total : 38 flight attendant time type : 100
ASRS Report	577526
Person 2
Function	observation : passenger other personnel other
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger misconduct cabin event other non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies
Independent Detector	other other : person 1
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

Passenger approached flight attendants in back of S80, saying there might be a hostage in cargo with explosives. She was very hard to understand and was very vague. I reported to captain. Returned to cabin and talked to passenger. I got her driver's license and ticket from her. Passenger said security in college station, tx, searched her for explosives, while talking to them (security) they hinted about explosives on our flight, dfw-XXX, with a hostage in cargo. Moved 2 male passenger around her, so she couldn't or wouldn't move out of seat during landing and taxi-in. Flight met by local police, they removed her from flight down to the tarmac. Dogs were seen going to cargo. Last we heard of situation. Flight attendants thought she wasn't quite sure of herself and was not thinking about what she was saying. I thought she was upset about security going through her bags in college station.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PAX ALLEGED EXPLOSIVES AND HOSTAGE IN CARGO PIT.

Narrative: PAX APCHED FLT ATTENDANTS IN BACK OF S80, SAYING THERE MIGHT BE A HOSTAGE IN CARGO WITH EXPLOSIVES. SHE WAS VERY HARD TO UNDERSTAND AND WAS VERY VAGUE. I RPTED TO CAPT. RETURNED TO CABIN AND TALKED TO PAX. I GOT HER DRIVER'S LICENSE AND TICKET FROM HER. PAX SAID SECURITY IN COLLEGE STATION, TX, SEARCHED HER FOR EXPLOSIVES, WHILE TALKING TO THEM (SECURITY) THEY HINTED ABOUT EXPLOSIVES ON OUR FLT, DFW-XXX, WITH A HOSTAGE IN CARGO. MOVED 2 MALE PAX AROUND HER, SO SHE COULDN'T OR WOULDN'T MOVE OUT OF SEAT DURING LNDG AND TAXI-IN. FLT MET BY LCL POLICE, THEY REMOVED HER FROM FLT DOWN TO THE TARMAC. DOGS WERE SEEN GOING TO CARGO. LAST WE HEARD OF SIT. FLT ATTENDANTS THOUGHT SHE WASN'T QUITE SURE OF HERSELF AND WAS NOT THINKING ABOUT WHAT SHE WAS SAYING. I THOUGHT SHE WAS UPSET ABOUT SECURITY GOING THROUGH HER BAGS IN COLLEGE STATION.

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.