Unruly passenger had to be restrained.

Attributes
ACN	318338
Time
Date	199510
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : sea
State Reference	WA
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zse
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	318338
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

En route the #1 flight attendant informed me a passenger was hitting people, flight attendants and throwing food. I advised passenger if he continued his actions I would handcuff him and he would be arrested. I returned to the cockpit, a few mins later he was again verbally and physically abusive. For the safety of my crew and passenger I found it necessary to secure passenger to his seat. With 3 male flight attendants, we were able to accomplish this. I requested the fbi and police to meet our flight and continued to miami. I was fortunate to have such a great crew. I recommend that capts check their flexcuffs, my cuffs broke into several sections as I attempted to use them. Also I was informed sea had trouble with the same passenger but did not discuss it with me, inform the captain. The stations have to be reminded the captain is responsible for the whole aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNRULY PAX HAD TO BE RESTRAINED.

Narrative: ENRTE THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT INFORMED ME A PAX WAS HITTING PEOPLE, FLT ATTENDANTS AND THROWING FOOD. I ADVISED PAX IF HE CONTINUED HIS ACTIONS I WOULD HANDCUFF HIM AND HE WOULD BE ARRESTED. I RETURNED TO THE COCKPIT, A FEW MINS LATER HE WAS AGAIN VERBALLY AND PHYSICALLY ABUSIVE. FOR THE SAFETY OF MY CREW AND PAX I FOUND IT NECESSARY TO SECURE PAX TO HIS SEAT. WITH 3 MALE FLT ATTENDANTS, WE WERE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH THIS. I REQUESTED THE FBI AND POLICE TO MEET OUR FLT AND CONTINUED TO MIAMI. I WAS FORTUNATE TO HAVE SUCH A GREAT CREW. I RECOMMEND THAT CAPTS CHK THEIR FLEXCUFFS, MY CUFFS BROKE INTO SEVERAL SECTIONS AS I ATTEMPTED TO USE THEM. ALSO I WAS INFORMED SEA HAD TROUBLE WITH THE SAME PAX BUT DID NOT DISCUSS IT WITH ME, INFORM THE CAPT. THE STATIONS HAVE TO BE REMINDED THE CAPT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WHOLE ACFT.

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.