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Incident

FAA incident report · Doug DC951 · Hilo, HI · March 9, 1996

Date
March 9, 1996 · 06:40 local
Place
Hilo, HI
Airport
Hilo General Lyman Field Airport
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
HALA
Aircraft
EICBG
Reported as
Doug DC951
People aboard
67
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,000 total3,500 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: on March 9, 1996, hawaiian airlines, inc. (hala), mcdonnell-douglas DC-9-51, registration number ei-cbg, operating as flight HA101, was a scheduled passenger flight from Hilo, HI to honolulu, HI. HA101 departed the Hilo airport terminal gate at 0635 HST. While taxiing for takeoff, the lead flight attendant called the cockpit via interphone to advise of an unruly passenger and requested his removal. The flight crew called Hilo ATCT requesting clearance to return to the terminal, then called hala load control to request security and police meet the aircraft. Upon arrival at the gate, the passenger was taken into custody and removed from the aircraft by Hilo police. At that time, other passengers informed the flight attendants the suspect had told them a bomb was on board. The f/a's informed the captain and he immediately ordered the remaining passengers to deplane via the jetway. After the passengers disembarked, the aircraft was taxied to the designated bomb threat area on taxiway f. appropriate authorities were notified and the aircraft and baggage searched in accordance with Hilo airport and hala emergency manuals. The search produced nothing suspicious and no device was found. Aircraft ei-cbg was subsequently released and returned to honolulu without passengers. FAA honolulu civil aviation security field office (casfo) is taking false statement action against the suspect. Additionally, the fbi will take action.. The suspect is currently incarcerated in honolulu and undergoing psychological evaluation. The fbi action will be based on the results of those findings. Considering casfo and fbi enforcement action being taken, wp-hnl-fsdo intend not to open an eir in this case. Closed. No NMAC no eir no pilot deviation

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON MARCH 9, 1996, HAWAIIAN AIRLINES, INC. (HALA), MCDONNELL-DOUGLAS DC-9-51, REGISTRATION NUMBER EI-CBG, OPERATING AS FLIGHT HA101, WAS A SCHEDULED PASSENGER FLIGHT FROM HILO, HI TO HONOLULU, HI. HA101 DEPARTED THE HILO AIRPORT TERMINAL GATE AT 0635 HST. WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF, THE LEAD FLIGHT ATTENDANT CALLED THE COCKPIT VIA INTERPHONE TO ADVISE OF AN UNRULY PASSENGER AND REQUESTED HIS REMOVAL. THE FLIGHT CREW CALLED HILO ATCT REQUESTING CLEARANCE TO RETURN TO THE TERMINAL, THEN CALLED HALA LOAD CONTROL TO REQUEST SECURITY AND POLICE MEET THE AIRCRAFT. UPON ARRIVAL AT THE GATE, THE PASSENGER WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY AND REMOVED FROM THE AIRCRAFT BY HILO POLICE. AT THAT TIME, OTHER PASSENGERS INFORMED THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS THE SUSPECT HAD TOLD THEM A BOMB WAS ON BOARD. THE F/A'S INFORMED THE CAPTAIN AND HE IMMEDIATELY ORDERED THE REMAINING PASSENGERS TO DEPLANE VIA THE JETWAY. AFTER THE PASSENGERS DISEMBARKED, THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIED TO THE DESIGNATED BOMB THREAT AREA ON TAXIWAY F. APPROPRIATE AUTHORITIES WERE NOTIFIED AND THE AIRCRAFT AND BAGGAGE SEARCHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH HILO AIRPORT AND HALA EMERGENCY MANUALS. THE SEARCH PRODUCED NOTHING SUSPICIOUS AND NO DEVICE WAS FOUND. AIRCRAFT EI-CBG WAS SUBSEQUENTLY RELEASED AND RETURNED TO HONOLULU WITHOUT PASSENGERS. FAA HONOLULU CIVIL AVIATION SECURITY FIELD OFFICE (CASFO) IS TAKING FALSE STATEMENT ACTION AGAINST THE SUSPECT. ADDITIONALLY, THE FBI WILL TAKE ACTION.. THE SUSPECT IS CURRENTLY INCARCERATED IN HONOLULU AND UNDERGOING PSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATION. THE FBI ACTION WILL BE BASED ON THE RESULTS OF THOSE FINDINGS. CONSIDERING CASFO AND FBI ENFORCEMENT ACTION BEING TAKEN, WP-HNL-FSDO INTEND NOT TO OPEN AN EIR IN THIS CASE. CLOSED. NO NMAC NO EIR NO PILOT DEVIATION