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An unruly passenger is warned at the gate after boarding the aircraft that he would be removed if he did not stop being abusive to the flight attendants and other passenger.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 258674 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199312 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : las |
| State Reference | NV |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ord |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other ground : parked ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 3600 |
| ASRS Report | 258674 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
On the ground in las vegas, 2 male passenger were boarded in first class and proceeded to be rude and inconsiderate to the flight attendants and passenger during the boarding process. Primarily this was a mr. Passenger who is a well known baseball STAR. The captain was alerted several times by the flight attendants of the situation and went back to talk to mr. Passenger. The las gate agent and station manager were also called. Mr. Passenger was told to behave or he would be removed. Mr. Passenger remained on board, but on taxi out would not bring his seat back to the upright position. The flight attendants informed the captain. The captain went back and talked to mr. Passenger who said it was a mistake. The captain warned him of the federal law, and that he could be arrested if he did not comply. In the air, another passenger was being verbally abused and threatened by mr. Passenger. Flight attendants alerted the captain. The captain went back and found mr. Passenger and his friend asleep. Security, police and passenger supervisor were called to meet the airplane at the gate upon arrival.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN UNRULY PAX IS WARNED AT THE GATE AFTER BOARDING THE ACFT THAT HE WOULD BE REMOVED IF HE DID NOT STOP BEING ABUSIVE TO THE FLT ATTENDANTS AND OTHER PAX.
Narrative: ON THE GND IN LAS VEGAS, 2 MALE PAX WERE BOARDED IN FIRST CLASS AND PROCEEDED TO BE RUDE AND INCONSIDERATE TO THE FLT ATTENDANTS AND PAX DURING THE BOARDING PROCESS. PRIMARILY THIS WAS A MR. PAX WHO IS A WELL KNOWN BASEBALL STAR. THE CAPT WAS ALERTED SEVERAL TIMES BY THE FLT ATTENDANTS OF THE SIT AND WENT BACK TO TALK TO MR. PAX. THE LAS GATE AGENT AND STATION MGR WERE ALSO CALLED. MR. PAX WAS TOLD TO BEHAVE OR HE WOULD BE REMOVED. MR. PAX REMAINED ON BOARD, BUT ON TAXI OUT WOULD NOT BRING HIS SEAT BACK TO THE UPRIGHT POS. THE FLT ATTENDANTS INFORMED THE CAPT. THE CAPT WENT BACK AND TALKED TO MR. PAX WHO SAID IT WAS A MISTAKE. THE CAPT WARNED HIM OF THE FEDERAL LAW, AND THAT HE COULD BE ARRESTED IF HE DID NOT COMPLY. IN THE AIR, ANOTHER PAX WAS BEING VERBALLY ABUSED AND THREATENED BY MR. PAX. FLT ATTENDANTS ALERTED THE CAPT. THE CAPT WENT BACK AND FOUND MR. PAX AND HIS FRIEND ASLEEP. SECURITY, POLICE AND PAX SUPVR WERE CALLED TO MEET THE AIRPLANE AT THE GATE UPON ARR.
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.