Passenger fighting, 1 bleeding. Cockpit notified by cabin attendant.

Attributes
ACN	234164
Time
Date	199302
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : lax
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 11000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : lax
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual arrival other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 1900
ASRS Report	234164
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

The flight attendant mid-cabin chime went off between 11000 and 10000 ft on approach to lax, approximately 30-35 NM east of lax. A very agitated flight attendant said some passenger were fighting and one of them was bleeding. I immediately made a PA demanding everyone situation down and notified airline's ramp control of the situation, confirmed the gate number for arrival, and requested supervisor and security personnel meet the aircraft. The copilot was flying and handling ATC communication. When I returned to ATC the copilot said that we had been cleared to land on the runway 24 complex. I told lax tower that we had a disturbance on board and requested a visual approach to runway 25R with no delay in taxi to gate. Lax tower immediately cleared us visual runway 25R with a clearance directly to the gate on tower frequency. The flight was met by supervisory personnel, lax security forces, and paramedics. With a 3-MAN crew, I could have sent the flight engineer back to assess a potentially dangerous situation. A 2-MAN crew prevented me from exercising that option and I had to rely on flight attendants to control the situation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PAX FIGHTING, 1 BLEEDING. COCKPIT NOTIFIED BY CABIN ATTENDANT.

Narrative: THE FLT ATTENDANT MID-CABIN CHIME WENT OFF BTWN 11000 AND 10000 FT ON APCH TO LAX, APPROX 30-35 NM E OF LAX. A VERY AGITATED FLT ATTENDANT SAID SOME PAX WERE FIGHTING AND ONE OF THEM WAS BLEEDING. I IMMEDIATELY MADE A PA DEMANDING EVERYONE SIT DOWN AND NOTIFIED AIRLINE'S RAMP CTL OF THE SIT, CONFIRMED THE GATE NUMBER FOR ARR, AND REQUESTED SUPVR AND SECURITY PERSONNEL MEET THE ACFT. THE COPLT WAS FLYING AND HANDLING ATC COM. WHEN I RETURNED TO ATC THE COPLT SAID THAT WE HAD BEEN CLRED TO LAND ON THE RWY 24 COMPLEX. I TOLD LAX TWR THAT WE HAD A DISTURBANCE ON BOARD AND REQUESTED A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 25R WITH NO DELAY IN TAXI TO GATE. LAX TWR IMMEDIATELY CLRED US VISUAL RWY 25R WITH A CLRNC DIRECTLY TO THE GATE ON TWR FREQ. THE FLT WAS MET BY SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL, LAX SECURITY FORCES, AND PARAMEDICS. WITH A 3-MAN CREW, I COULD HAVE SENT THE FE BACK TO ASSESS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SIT. A 2-MAN CREW PREVENTED ME FROM EXERCISING THAT OPTION AND I HAD TO RELY ON FLT ATTENDANTS TO CTL THE SIT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.