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A B757-200 flight and cabin crew reported a female passenger who had made it through screening at mbpv with a hand gun which she presented to a flight attendant after departure. The captain returned the flight to mbpv for aircraft and passenger re-screening.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 607876 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200402 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mbpv.airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zma.artcc tower : mbpv.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : vacating altitude climbout : takeoff climbout : intermediate altitude descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 607876 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| ASRS Report | 607846 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger misconduct cabin event : passenger contraband non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : 4 |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : diverted to alternate |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew faa : investigated other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Situations | |
| Airport | procedure or policy : mbpv.airport |
Narrative:
After takeoff, passenger X notified the flight attendant that she had went thru security with a hand gun in her purse. Gun was put in flight attendant's suitcase and locked. Flight returned to mbpv. After rescreening the passenger, and checking the cabin, flight continued without further incident. Flight was not over weight for landing. Crew did not declare an emergency. Supplemental information from acn 607846: on a flight from mbpv to ZZZ we returned to mbpv due to female passenger turned over her hand gun to flight attendant after takeoff. Passenger reportedly advised forgot she had a gun in her bag. Flight deck was notified and item was secured in cockpit. Flight returned without incident. Item was reportedly rescreened in original bag. Machine did pick up item. Screener reportedly missed the gun again. Aircraft/passenger rescreened with different screener personnel. Flight re-departed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757-200 FLT AND CABIN CREW RPTED A FEMALE PAX WHO HAD MADE IT THROUGH SCREENING AT MBPV WITH A HAND GUN WHICH SHE PRESENTED TO A FA AFTER DEP. THE CAPT RETURNED THE FLT TO MBPV FOR ACFT AND PAX RE-SCREENING.
Narrative: AFTER TKOF, PAX X NOTIFIED THE FA THAT SHE HAD WENT THRU SECURITY WITH A HAND GUN IN HER PURSE. GUN WAS PUT IN FA'S SUITCASE AND LOCKED. FLT RETURNED TO MBPV. AFTER RESCREENING THE PAX, AND CHECKING THE CABIN, FLT CONTINUED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. FLT WAS NOT OVER WT FOR LANDING. CREW DID NOT DECLARE AN EMER. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 607846: ON A FLIGHT FROM MBPV TO ZZZ WE RETURNED TO MBPV DUE TO FEMALE PAX TURNED OVER HER HAND GUN TO FA AFTER TKOF. PAX REPORTEDLY ADVISED FORGOT SHE HAD A GUN IN HER BAG. FLT DECK WAS NOTIFIED AND ITEM WAS SECURED IN COCKPIT. FLT RETURNED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ITEM WAS REPORTEDLY RESCREENED IN ORIGINAL BAG. MACHINE DID PICK UP ITEM. SCREENER REPORTEDLY MISSED THE GUN AGAIN. ACFT/PAX RESCREENED WITH DIFFERENT SCREENER PERSONNEL. FLT RE-DEPARTED.
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.