A DC9 FLT ATTENDANT IN CHARGE NOTICED PAX BEHAVIOR WHO DID NOT SEEM TO BE AWARE HIS CELL PHONE ALARM WAS GOING OFF. CELL PHONE CONFISCATED BY FLT ATTENDANT.

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I WAS FLT ATTENDANT #1 ON FLT FROM PHX-ORD. DURING BOARDING; WHILE PREPARING MY GALLEY; A MALE PAX BOARDED AND AN ALARM SOUND WAS COMING FROM HIS CELL PHONE. MOMENTS LATER; I ASKED THE #4 FLT ATTENDANT IF SHE HEARD IT ALSO AND SHE DID. I ASKED HER TO KEEP AN EYE ON HIM. AFTER WE PUSHED FROM THE GATE; FLT ATTENDANT #4 INFORMED ME THE PAX'S ALARM ON HIS PHONE WAS CONTINUING TO SOUND AND SHE ONCE AGAIN INSTRUCTED HIM TO TURN OFF THE PHONE. I INFORMED THE CAPT OF THE PROB AND HE INSTRUCTED ME THAT; IF IT WENT OFF AGAIN; TO TAKE HIS PHONE AWAY AND REMOVE THE BATTERY AND KEEP THE PHONE IN THE GALLEY DURING FLT. AFTER TKOF; A PAX CALL LIGHT CAME ON. THE #4 FLT ATTENDANT PROCEEDED TO ANSWER THE CALL. A PAX SEATED NEXT TO THE MALE WAS COMPLAINING THAT THE ALARM WAS GOING OFF. #4 FLT ATTENDANT BROUGHT PHONE TO FIRST CLASS GALLEY. WHEN I TOOK THE BATTERY OUT OF THE PHONE; WHITE PAPER FELL OUT. I INFORMED THE CAPT. HE ASKED IF THE PAX WAS BELLIGERENT OR UNRULY. #4 FLT ATTENDANT SAID THE PAX GAVE HER THE PHONE WITHOUT ANY DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR; BUT SEEMED A 'BIT OFF.' SHE COULD NOT DETECT ANY ALCOHOL SMELL. AS WE CONTINUED ON THE FLT; I WENT TO COACH CABIN TO PICK UP AND NOTICED THE PAX HAD HIS HEAD ON HIS TRAY TABLE. THEN; HE QUICKLY LIFTED HIS HEAD AND STARED INTO SPACE. I INFORMED THE CAPT. THERE WERE NO MORE DISRUPTIONS ON OUR FLT. SECURITY MET OUR FLT IN CHICAGO AND ESCORTED THE MALE PAX AND HIS PHONE OFF THE ACFT.