CABIN ATTENDANT RPT; S80; ORD-YYZ. INTOXICATED MAN BOARDED WITH COCKPIT IN HAND. WAS DISRUPTIVE IN BOARDING AREA. CAPT HAD SUPVR WARN PAX; POLICE REMOVED PAX.

Date: 2000-10 · Aircraft: MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model · Phase: ground

Anomalies: deviation-discrepancy-procedural-far|deviation-discrepancy-procedural-published-material-policy|flight-deck-cabin-aircraft-event-passenger-misconduct

Synopsis

CABIN ATTENDANT RPT; S80; ORD-YYZ. INTOXICATED MAN BOARDED WITH COCKPIT IN HAND. WAS DISRUPTIVE IN BOARDING AREA. CAPT HAD SUPVR WARN PAX; POLICE REMOVED PAX.

Narrative

MYSELF AND THE REST OF THE CREW ARRIVED LATE TO THE PLANE AND IT WAS ALREADY BOARDED WITH PAX BY A STAND-BY CREW. THE STAND-BY FLT ATTENDANTS TOLD US ABOUT A MAN IN THE BACK OF MAINT CABIN WHO APPEARED TO BE INTOXICATED; BOARDED WITH A COCKTAIL; AND INTENTIONALLY PUSHED ONE OF THE FLT ATTENDANTS BECAUSE SHE WAS IN HIS WAY. THE GATE AGENTS SAID THE PAX WAS DISRUPTIVE IN THE GATE AREA. THE CAPT WANTED SOMEONE TO WARN THE PAX; AND AN AGENT MGR ARRIVED. THE MGR SAID TO HIM 'YOU WILL NOT BE SERVED ALCOHOL...' AND THE PAX SAID 'I PAID A LOT OF MONEY....' THE AGENT REPEATED HIMSELF AND ASKED THE PAX IF HE UNDERSTOOD AND AGREED. THE PAX HELD UP HIS NEWASPAPER AND READ IT; IGNORING AND NOT RESPONDING TO THE AGENT. I AND THE CAPT AGREED; SINCE THE PAX WAS NOT COOPERATING; THAT HE SHOULD BE REMOVED. THE AGENT CALLED THE ARPT POLICE. 4 OFFICERS ARRIVED AND QUIETLY ESCORTED THE PAX OFF THE ACFT. THE PAX PAUSED ON THE WAY OUT AND SAID SARCASTICALLY TO ME (I WAS IN FIRST GALLEY) 'YOU DID A GOOD JOB.' I NEVER SPOKE TO THE PAX. HE HAD NO CHKED BAGS.

Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.