Commercial Fixed Wing
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Hazardous Material Violation; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
General Maintenance Action
Procedure; Human Factors
A Smart bag with its Lithium ion battery intact was tagged for gate check this morning. I checked the port and discovered that the battery had not been removed. We notified Customer Service; who took the bag to identify the customer (who'd already been enplaned). They were unable to remove the battery. The bag was reunited with its owner and transported in the cabin as per SOP.
Ramp employee reported a smart bag with Lithium Ion battery installed was reassigned from cargo to passenger cabin per HAZMAT regulations.