1998-03 · NASA ASRS report 397047
PAX ON A B767-300 IS ARRESTED AFTER LNDG DUE TO BECOMING UNRULY; WITH ABUSIVE BEHAVIOR; AFTER 3 HRS INTO THE FLT DUE TO INTOXICATION.
ALCOHOL WAS INVOLVED AS IT USUALLY IS. THOUGH WE NOW LIMIT DRINKS TO PAX TO ONE AT A TIME; THE MAN'S COMPANION ORDERED COCKTAILS ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. (HE ORDERED DOUBLES AND WAS ONLY SERVED SINGLES) AND PASSED THEM TO HIM. HE HAD 4 COGNACS (ONE PER SVC; PER HIM AND TWO HIS COMPANION PASSED HIM) AND A SPLIT OF RED WINE (WE DO NOT KNOW HOW HE OBTAINED THAT) WITHIN A 2 1/2 HR TIME FRAME. DURING THE COCKTAIL SVC; ALL PAX ON MY SIDE ORDERED ALCOHOL; EXCEPT TWO. THIS WAS ALSO A FACTOR IN THE 2 MEN WHO GOT UP TO YELL AT HIM AND TELL HIM TO SIT DOWN. IF THE AIRLINES CHARGED FOR ALCOHOL IN COACH; THESE PEOPLE WOULD NOT CONSUME THE EXORBITANT AMOUNTS OF ALCOHOL AND OCCURRENCES SUCH AS THIS WOULD BE MINIMAL. POLICE ARRESTED PAX AT DEPLANING. ANALYST SUMMARY OF ATTACHED SHEETS: CABIN ATTENDANT ASSIGNED TO AN ACR B767-300 FLT EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY WITH AN UNRULY PAX WHO BECAME INTOXICATED ON ALCOHOL SERVED TO HIM; TOGETHER WITH WINE APPARENTLY FURNISHED BY HIMSELF AND A FRIEND PAX. HE CONTINUED TO DISRUPT THE CABIN ATTENDANTS DUTY FREE SVCS AND LEAN AGAINST THE ATTENDANT. ALSO BECAME HOSTILE TO ANOTHER ATTENDANT TRYING TO DE-FUSE THE SIT. OTHER PAX BECAME INVOLVED IN TRYING TO HELP THE ATTENDANTS SEAT THE PAX AND OTHERS THAT BECAME FEARFUL OF THE DRUNKEN PAX'S ACTIONS. FINALLY; THE CAPT WAS APPRISED OF THE SIT AND SENT THE FO BACK TO HELP. THE FO THREATENED THE PAX WITH BEING ARRESTED AFTER LNDG IF HE DID NOT SIT DOWN. THE MATTER WAS FINALLY TERMINATED AFTER LNDG WHEN THE PAX WAS ARRESTED BY THE POLICE.
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Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.
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