Passengers on a Delta flight leaving Portland had to disembark when it was discovered that a man brought a meat cleaver onto the plane inside his carry-on bag.

While the TSA admitted missing the knife, they were quick to point out that while they missed the meat cleaver in his bag, they had caught the weapon he was carrying in his pocket.

“He tried to smuggle nail clippers on to the plane,” TSA spokesperson Pat Downs said. “It was one of those clippers that has the little fold out nail file. We confiscated it and told him that was a big no-no.”

Meanwhile, Delta credited their flight staff for finding the knife.

“We want to thank our highly trained flight attendants who discovered the cleaver,” Delta spokesperson Sky Bound said.

The cleaver was discovered when the owner began sharpening it with a wetstone while sitting in his seat.

“The grinding noise was irritating a woman sitting behind the man with the giant knife,” flight attendant Muffy McGiver explained cheerfully.

According to McGiver, there were communication problems when they confronted the offending passenger about the cleaver.

“We had trouble understanding him because of the hockey mask he was wearing,” McGiver said.

After removing all of the passengers, and rescreening them, TSA found other dangerous items they had missed including a four ounce bottle of shampoo, a P & J sandwich, a nerf bullet, and an emory board.

When confronted about his meat cleaver, the passenger who gave his name as “Jason,” claimed that the knife was “an emotional support cleaver.”

After checking his bag with the meat cleaver, the offending passenger was allowed to continue on the flight.

Once in the air, the woman behind Jason then complained that he reclined his seat too far, snored when sleeping, smelled bad, and kept asking her if she liked “fava beans and chianti.”