An int'l flight attendant reports a handcuffed deportee was released at the aircraft's jetbridge ram...

Attributes
ACN	807891
Time
Date	200808
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzzz.airport
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B777 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : extra
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 37 flight attendant time total : 37 flight attendant time type : 70
ASRS Report	807891
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : 1
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

I was not involved in any part of this event as I was on my break in the crew bunk room. However on the crew bus to the hotel our conversation about this incident included the (first officer or relief pilot) volunteering that he had witnessed the deportee in handcuffs at the bottom of the jetbridge stairs (in lax). A van and escort had apparently delivered this deportee to our jetbridge and then he was simply released to get on our flight. There was a breakdown in communication that we had a person who moments before boarding needed to be handcuffed. My concern is that we (the crew) were uninformed about the possible potential for dangerous or inappropriate behavior on this person's part especially when stimulated with alcohol. We need to tighten up this xfer of deportees to our aircraft and identify if they've just been imprisoned or need an escort.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN INT'L FLT ATTENDANT REPORTS A HANDCUFFED DEPORTEE WAS RELEASED AT THE ACFT'S JETBRIDGE RAMP STAIRS AND BOARDED THE ACFT UNESCORTED AND UNREPORTED.

Narrative: I WAS NOT INVOLVED IN ANY PART OF THIS EVENT AS I WAS ON MY BREAK IN THE CREW BUNK ROOM. HOWEVER ON THE CREW BUS TO THE HOTEL OUR CONVERSATION ABOUT THIS INCIDENT INCLUDED THE (FO OR RELIEF PLT) VOLUNTEERING THAT HE HAD WITNESSED THE DEPORTEE IN HANDCUFFS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE JETBRIDGE STAIRS (IN LAX). A VAN AND ESCORT HAD APPARENTLY DELIVERED THIS DEPORTEE TO OUR JETBRIDGE AND THEN HE WAS SIMPLY RELEASED TO GET ON OUR FLT. THERE WAS A BREAKDOWN IN COM THAT WE HAD A PERSON WHO MOMENTS BEFORE BOARDING NEEDED TO BE HANDCUFFED. MY CONCERN IS THAT WE (THE CREW) WERE UNINFORMED ABOUT THE POSSIBLE POTENTIAL FOR DANGEROUS OR INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR ON THIS PERSON'S PART ESPECIALLY WHEN STIMULATED WITH ALCOHOL. WE NEED TO TIGHTEN UP THIS XFER OF DEPORTEES TO OUR ACFT AND IDENT IF THEY'VE JUST BEEN IMPRISONED OR NEED AN ESCORT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 2009 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.

An int'l flight attendant reports a handcuffed deportee was released at the aircraft's jetbridge ramp stairs and boarded the aircraft unescorted and unreported.