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A B737 PIC questions the need for 2 armed federal law enforcement officers to carry their weapons on board his flight at ZZZ, us.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 590164 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200308 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| 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 | B737-900 |
| 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 | 590164 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger contraband non adherence : company policies other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance Company FAA Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
2 declarations of armed individuals, atf and epa. Captain asked why they did not check weapons and what the reasons for carrying onboard. They did not have a reason for carrying weapons in the cabin. The ground coordinator boarded the two anyhow with weapons in the cabin. This I believe was in violation of far 108. Note from supervisor: federal law enforcement officials are legal to carry firearms without a specific reason. Far 108 is now crash fire rescue equipment 1544.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737 PIC QUESTIONS THE NEED FOR 2 ARMED FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TO CARRY THEIR WEAPONS ON BOARD HIS FLT AT ZZZ, US.
Narrative: 2 DECLARATIONS OF ARMED INDIVIDUALS, ATF AND EPA. CAPT ASKED WHY THEY DID NOT CHK WEAPONS AND WHAT THE REASONS FOR CARRYING ONBOARD. THEY DID NOT HAVE A REASON FOR CARRYING WEAPONS IN THE CABIN. THE GND COORDINATOR BOARDED THE TWO ANYHOW WITH WEAPONS IN THE CABIN. THIS I BELIEVE WAS IN VIOLATION OF FAR 108. NOTE FROM SUPVR: FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS ARE LEGAL TO CARRY FIREARMS WITHOUT A SPECIFIC REASON. FAR 108 IS NOW CFR 1544.
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.