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A B757-200 first officer en route to his flight assignment is detained by tsa when a toy gun is noted in his suitcase during screening with other passenger at stl, mo.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 614194 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200404 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : stl.airport |
| State Reference | MO |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : zzz.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| ASRS Report | 614194 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government other |
| Function | observation : observer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger contraband cabin event : passenger misconduct non adherence : company policies non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : 2 |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Young son home from school put a small toy gun into my packed suitcase. It was discovered by tsa screeners via x-ray. The toy was confiscated and I was allowed to continue.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757-200 FO ENRTE TO HIS FLT ASSIGNMENT IS DETAINED BY TSA WHEN A TOY GUN IS NOTED IN HIS SUITCASE DURING SCREENING WITH OTHER PAX AT STL, MO.
Narrative: YOUNG SON HOME FROM SCHOOL PUT A SMALL TOY GUN INTO MY PACKED SUITCASE. IT WAS DISCOVERED BY TSA SCREENERS VIA X-RAY. THE TOY WAS CONFISCATED AND I WAS ALLOWED TO CONTINUE.
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.