What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23)Flt#815, upon arrival at puerto vallarta, Mexico,privacy data omitted, a service employee, was greeted by baggage handlers when they opened the rear cargo compartment. The investigation revealed that privacy data omitted, a baggage handler,was accidentally locked in the aft baggage compartment of a champion air B-727 and had punched a "half dollar" sized hole in the skin of the aircraft so that he could breathe after unsuccessfully trying to make the crew realize he was there. He returned to dfw the same day. FAA inspectors (dfw FSDO) personally interviewed privacy data omitted, ramp supervisor privacy data omitted, general manager privacy data omitted, and champion air station manager privacy data omitted. Reports from foor flight attendants on flight 815 were obtained. The inspectors telephoned privacy data omitted, champion air director of operations and privacy data omitted, FAA champion air poi via whom the pilot crewmember reports were faxed to dfw FSDO for review. Maintenance records for the B-727, N294AS, revealed proper inspection and subsequent ferry of the aircraft back to okc for repairs. The FAA has determined that the available evidence did not substantiate any violation of the far's. this incident is close d.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)FLT#815, UPON ARRIVAL AT PUERTO VALLARTA, MEXICO,^PRIVACY DATA^, A SERVICE EMPLOYEE, WAS GREETED BY BAGGAGE HANDLERS WHEN THEY OPENED THE REAR CARGO COMPARTMENT. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT ^PRIVACY DATA^, A BAGGAGE HANDLER,WAS ACCIDENTALLY LOCKED IN THE AFT BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT OF A CHAMPION AIR B-727 AND HAD PUNCHED A "HALF DOLLAR" SIZED HOLE IN THE SKIN OF THE AIRCRAFT SO THAT HE COULD BREATHE AFTER UNSUCCESSFULLY TRYING TO MAKE THE CREW REALIZE HE WAS THERE. HE RETURNED TO DFW THE SAME DAY. FAA INSPECTORS (DFW FSDO) PERSONALLY INTERVIEWED ^PRIVACY DAT^, RAMP SUPERVISOR ^PRIVACY DATA ^, GENERAL MANAGER ^PRIVACY DA^, AND CHAMPION AIR STATION MANAGER ^PRIVACY DA^. REPORTS FROM FOOR FLIGHT ATTENDANTS ON FLIGHT 815 WERE OBTAINED. THE INSPECTORS TELEPHONED ^PRIVACY DATA^, CHAMPION AIR DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS AND ^PRIVACY D^, FAA CHAMPION AIR POI VIA WHOM THE PILOT CREWMEMBER REPORTS WERE FAXED TO DFW FSDO FOR REVIEW. MAINTENANCE RECORDS FOR THE B-727, N294AS, REVEALED PROPER INSPECTION AND SUBSEQUENT FERRY OF THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO OKC FOR REPAIRS. THE FAA HAS DETERMINED THAT THE AVAILABLE EVIDENCE DID NOT SUBSTANTIATE ANY VIOLATION OF THE FAR'S. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSE D.
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