ASRS 1629428
ACN 1629428 · 2019-03 · Regional Jet 200 ER/LR (CRJ200)
CRJ-200 Captain reported being notified by Ramp Agent that a gate-checked bag was transported with a Lithium Ion battery attached.
Pilot narrative
Verbatim, de-identified by NASA. Placeholders: ZZZ,
X, Y.
Flight operated without incident. Shortly after deplaning, one of the ramp agents informed me that one of the gate-checked bags he just removed from our aircraft was a smart bag, and the battery had not been removed. The ramp agent said that he informed the passenger that in the future, she must remove the battery from her smart bag before checking it. I notified the Company of the situation. As the passenger had already been corrected, there was no further action required. As I and the flight crew have preflight duties to perform, we are unable to directly supervise the ramp/gate agents as they receive the gate checked bags. The only way to ensure that this does not happen again is to retrain the ground operation [crew] on how to handle smart bags, as well as periodic monitoring of their performance.
NASA classification · Anomalies
- Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event
- Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural
NASA classification · Assessments
- Contributing Factors / Situations
- Human Factors · Procedure
- Primary Problem
- Procedure
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