CABIN ATTENDANT RPT; B727; MEXICO CITY-MIAMI; PAX CARRIED CONCEALED GUN; NOT STOPPED BY ARPT SECURITY.

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PAX SEATED IN ROW X; PAX XX; WAS ABLE TO CLR MEXICAN SECURITY CHK AND BOARD ACR FLT XYXY WITH WHAT PAX STATED WAS A GUN. OBVIOUSLY; THE QUALITY OF HUMAN PERFORMANCE AT THE SECURITY CHKPOINT WAS INFERIOR. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THAT THE WOMAN GOT ON THE AIRPLANE AND TOLD THE PURSER IN SPANISH THAT SHE HAD A GUN IN HER TOTE BAG. THE RPTR HAD BEEN IN THE BACK OF THE PLANE AND DID NOT WITNESS THIS. SHE FIRST KNEW ABOUT THE INCIDENT WHEN SHE CAME TO THE FRONT OF THE ACFT AND SAW THE CAPT GOING THROUGH THE WOMAN'S CARRY-ON BAGS ON THE JETBRIDGE. HE FOUND THE GUN AND WAS LOOKING TO SEE IF IT WAS LOADED. APPARENTLY; IT WAS A VERY REALISTIC LOOKING PLASTIC GUN. THE RPTR SAID THAT NO ONE KNEW FOR SURE IF IT WAS REAL OR NOT. THE SECURITY OFFICIALS CAME ON BOARD AND HAD EVERYONE GET OFF WITH ALL THEIR BELONGINGS. THEY ALL WENT THROUGH ANOTHER SECURITY CHK. THE PAX ALL GOT BACK ON; EXCEPT FOR THE WOMAN. THE RPTR NEVER FOUND OUT WHAT HAPPENED AFTER THEY TOOK OFF.