<< >> NASA ASRS Report 612250, March 2004

B757-200. A passenger accidentally took a razor blade onto the aircraft. When the passenger discovered it, he gave it to the captain.

Attributes
ACN	612250
Time
Date	200403
Day	Tue
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sna.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : preflight ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer
ASRS Report	612250
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : private pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 1400
ASRS Report	612251
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger contraband cabin event other non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : 7
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance Airport
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

20 mins before departure, a first class passenger approached the captain and showed him a razor blade that he had found. After some questioning, the passenger said that he brought aboard his own magazine and the razor blade was stowed in it. He said he used the blade to cut out pictures, and that he forgot that it was inside the magazine. The captain convened the security team. It was decided to leave on time and notify tsa after airborne. The passenger provided the location of the metal detector and this information was passed to ground personnel.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757-200. A PAX ACCIDENTALLY TOOK A RAZOR BLADE ONTO THE ACFT. WHEN THE PAX DISCOVERED IT, HE GAVE IT TO THE CAPT.

Narrative: 20 MINS BEFORE DEP, A FIRST CLASS PAX APCHED THE CAPT AND SHOWED HIM A RAZOR BLADE THAT HE HAD FOUND. AFTER SOME QUESTIONING, THE PAX SAID THAT HE BROUGHT ABOARD HIS OWN MAGAZINE AND THE RAZOR BLADE WAS STOWED IN IT. HE SAID HE USED THE BLADE TO CUT OUT PICTURES, AND THAT HE FORGOT THAT IT WAS INSIDE THE MAGAZINE. THE CAPT CONVENED THE SECURITY TEAM. IT WAS DECIDED TO LEAVE ON TIME AND NOTIFY TSA AFTER AIRBORNE. THE PAX PROVIDED THE LOCATION OF THE METAL DETECTOR AND THIS INFO WAS PASSED TO GND PERSONNEL.

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.