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B767ER off the south tip greenland at FL330, captain alerted to passenger disturbance. Passenger brought under control and secured in seat with flex cuffs. Worked loose and other passenger helped subdue passenger until landing jfk. Fbi notified.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 349590 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199610 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : ozn |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 33000 msl bound upper : 33000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : czqx |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute : atlantic enroute : other oceanic |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| ASRS Report | 349590 |
| 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 |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | faa : investigated other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
While on authority/authorized break in crew rest seat as part of an augmented trans-oceanic crew, I was alerted by captain of a passenger disturbance in coach cabin. At his request, I observed from distance (business class) while captain confronted passenger. I saw passenger was not conforming and at captain request again I brought flex cuffs and placed them on passenger. After they were on he began resisting. As captain installed seatbelt, passenger attempted to bite captain. After secure I returned to cockpit duties. Captain stayed to talk with passenger's wife. Informed later that passenger escaped cuffs, but burly other passenger provided assistance by calming irrational passenger until landing jfk. Fbi report filed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B767ER OFF THE S TIP GREENLAND AT FL330, CAPT ALERTED TO PAX DISTURBANCE. PAX BROUGHT UNDER CTL AND SECURED IN SEAT WITH FLEX CUFFS. WORKED LOOSE AND OTHER PAX HELPED SUBDUE PAX UNTIL LNDG JFK. FBI NOTIFIED.
Narrative: WHILE ON AUTH BREAK IN CREW REST SEAT AS PART OF AN AUGMENTED TRANS-OCEANIC CREW, I WAS ALERTED BY CAPT OF A PAX DISTURBANCE IN COACH CABIN. AT HIS REQUEST, I OBSERVED FROM DISTANCE (BUSINESS CLASS) WHILE CAPT CONFRONTED PAX. I SAW PAX WAS NOT CONFORMING AND AT CAPT REQUEST AGAIN I BROUGHT FLEX CUFFS AND PLACED THEM ON PAX. AFTER THEY WERE ON HE BEGAN RESISTING. AS CAPT INSTALLED SEATBELT, PAX ATTEMPTED TO BITE CAPT. AFTER SECURE I RETURNED TO COCKPIT DUTIES. CAPT STAYED TO TALK WITH PAX'S WIFE. INFORMED LATER THAT PAX ESCAPED CUFFS, BUT BURLY OTHER PAX PROVIDED ASSISTANCE BY CALMING IRRATIONAL PAX UNTIL LNDG JFK. FBI RPT FILED.
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.