B737-300LR diverts to bna when an unruly passenger wields a knife.

Attributes
ACN	348706
Time
Date	199609
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : bna
State Reference	TN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 33000 msl bound upper : 33000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zme artcc : zdc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
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
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 3500
ASRS Report	348706
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 8360 flight time type : 450
ASRS Report	348505
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : exited adverse environment other
Consequence	Other

Narrative:

Flight las-clt, but diversion into bna due to unruly passenger brandishing a knife and threatening crew members. Passenger became unruly, drunk. Captain advised him no alcohol, no touching flight attendant or passenger. Captain returns to cockpit and then advised by flight attendant passenger was brandishing a knife. Descent and diversion to nashville, tn. Exceeded 250 below 10000 ft due to gravity of situation. Swat team removed passenger in bna taken to jail.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-300LR DIVERTS TO BNA WHEN AN UNRULY PAX WIELDS A KNIFE.

Narrative: FLT LAS-CLT, BUT DIVERSION INTO BNA DUE TO UNRULY PAX BRANDISHING A KNIFE AND THREATENING CREW MEMBERS. PAX BECAME UNRULY, DRUNK. CAPT ADVISED HIM NO ALCOHOL, NO TOUCHING FLT ATTENDANT OR PAX. CAPT RETURNS TO COCKPIT AND THEN ADVISED BY FLT ATTENDANT PAX WAS BRANDISHING A KNIFE. DSCNT AND DIVERSION TO NASHVILLE, TN. EXCEEDED 250 BELOW 10000 FT DUE TO GRAVITY OF SIT. SWAT TEAM REMOVED PAX IN BNA TAKEN TO JAIL.

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.