B-777 CREW ON INT'L FLT HAD INS OFFICERS INVOLUNTARILY BOARD A PAX THAT WAS BEING DEPORTED. THE PAX WAS UNWILLING TO GO ON FLT AND TRIED COMMIT SUICIDE WITH A KNIFE HE CARRIED ABOARD.

2001-06 · NASA ASRS report 514844

Date: 2001-06 · Aircraft: B777 Undifferentiated or Other Model · Phase: taxi

Anomalies: flight-deck-cabin-aircraft-event-other-unknown|flight-deck-cabin-aircraft-event-passenger-misconduct|other-involintarly-boarded-pax-without-law-enforcement-escort

Synopsis

B-777 CREW ON INT'L FLT HAD INS OFFICERS INVOLUNTARILY BOARD A PAX THAT WAS BEING DEPORTED. THE PAX WAS UNWILLING TO GO ON FLT AND TRIED COMMIT SUICIDE WITH A KNIFE HE CARRIED ABOARD.

Narrative

THE DEPORTEE WAS ESCORTED BY 2 INS OFFICERS TO THE 2L DOOR. THEY SAID THE AUTHORITIES WILL MEET HIM UPON ARR IN JAPAN. HE DIDN'T SIT DOWN IN HIS SEAT DURING BOARDING. HE WENT TO LAV; LOOKING FOR MAGAZINE; JUST WALKING AROUND. HE LOOKED VERY NERVOUS. I TOLD THE PURSER AND SHE ASKED INS OFFICERS WHY THE DEPORTEE WAS TRAVELING BY HIMSELF WITHOUT AN ESCORT? AFTER DOOR WAS CLOSED; DURING PUSH BACK I FOUND HE WAS NOT IN HIS SEAT. JUST RIGHT AFTER THAT; HE CAME OUT FROM 3R LAV. WE SAW HE CUT HIS WRIST AND HE WAS BLEEDING. THE KNIFE WAS FOUND IN THE TRASH BIN IN 3R LAV. FA TRIED TO TAKE HIM TO 2L LAV AND TREAT HIS WOUND. BUT HE STARTED TO RAGE AND RUN AROUND FIRST CLASS CABIN; SCREAMING 'HELP; HELP; OUT; OUT!' HE WAS SUBDUED BY 2 PLTS; AND WE WENT BACK TO THE GATE. SPANISH SPEAKING AGENT TALKED TO HIM. HE SAID HE IS A MEMBER OF SPANISH TERRORIST ORGANIZATION AND HE SAID HE WILL BE KILLED BY TERRORIST MEMBERS WHEN HE GETS TO JAPAN. THAT'S WHY HE DIDN'T WANT TO GO TO JAPAN. WHY WOULD INS PUT HIM ON OUR FLT WITHOUT ESCORT? HE CARRIED A SMALL KNIFE. HOW HE COULD BRING TO THE AIRPLANE? HE CUT HIMSELF BUT HE COULD HAVE HURT OUR PASSENGERS AND US. HE COULD BE A HIJACKER TO FORCE TO GO SOMEWHERE ELSE. IN THIS CASE; IT HAPPENED ON THE GND; BUT IF IT HAPPENS IN THE AIR; IT'S TOO LATE.

Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.

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