After advising the Service Manager that a Suspicious Article is located, what should cabin crew do if nothing else is found?

• A. Continue search
• B. Advise SM
• C. Re-check with supervisor
• D. Evacuate

Answer: (B)

When a suspicious article is found, the important thing is to escalate promptly and keep the person in charge informed so that security procedures can be coordinated. After you’ve advised the Service Manager that a suspicious article is located, and nothing further is found, the proper move is to update the Service Manager to confirm that the search has not yielded additional risks and to await their direction. The Service Manager coordinates with security and authorities and decides whether to continue searching, divert, evacuate, or resume normal operations. Continuing a search or taking unilateral action without instruction could disrupt security operations, and evacuating without authorization isn’t warranted. Re-checking with another supervisor isn’t the standard flow in this situation because the Service Manager is the designated authority for these decisions.