Narrative:

1/2 way to fra from dtw, an algerian passenger attacked female passenger in cabin. Fighting ensued with passenger flight attendants and so, algerian was finally handcuffed, tied, belted and taped and moved to rear galley floor. Military, mp, passenger assisted with controling continuous violent outbursts for remainder (3.5 hours) of flight. Landed fra with passenger on rear galley floor. Our handcuffs are plastic wire tie wraps and the perpetrator cut his wrists from his thrashing about. Electrical tape was put on wrists before cutting wire ties off. Perpetrator was on united states 30 day visa which had expired in nov/96. Suspect he was a deportee. A knife was found wrapped in a napkin and placed down between seat cushion and arm rest. Also a 2/3 empty bottle of vodka taken from another passenger was found. Vodka was purchased at duty free. Fra police removed perpetrator. Approximately 4 hours later, perpetrator was released and continued to algeria! Recommendations: violence is increasing worldwide. Airline operation is at red line with high load factors and minimum personnel. 1) more personnel -- including in-flight bouncer type. 2) arrange to have perpetrator arrested, charged, punished, etc. 3) more equipment on aircraft to deal with violence, ie, better and more handcuffs, leg restraints, duct tape, stun gun, pepper spray for example. 4) better communication equipment (ie, satcom). HF phone patch is poor and very time consuming. 5) sell alcohol at conclusion of flight rather than departure. 6) advise airline and crews when deportee is aboard or similar type individual, who should be escorted. (This perpetrator's only english was 'whore' while choking various females and 'go to africa' when fighting with so. I think he wanted to hijack to algeria and drank too much courage so that we were able to overpwr him.) lessons: in the future, I intend to treat all violence on board as a potential hijacking, squawking 7500, and land at nearest suitable. Then the perpetrator may be dealt with properly, maybe! In this case, the situation was contained and the 281 passenger went to fra, mission complete. ATC in europe was helpful. We advised of cabin problem and were given direct to fra airport and put ahead of 8 aircraft in stack waiting for CAT ii approach. So I was getting what was needed and didn't declare emergency exactly. Next time I intend to declare emergency status.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DC10 ENRTE FRA HAS A PAX ATTACK ANOTHER PAX. RESTRAINED THE PAX AND PLACED IN THE GALLEY ACCOUNT CONTINUED DISRUPTION. PAX INJURED HIMSELF FIGHTING THE RESTRAINT, PLASTIC CUFFS, AND WAS REMOVED VIA SECURITY ON ARR FRA. FOUND A KNIFE WRAPPED IN NAPKIN PLACED BTWN THE SEATS. SUSPECT AN ATTEMPTED HIJACKING BUT PAX DRANK TOO MUCH VODKA TO CARRY IT OUT.

Narrative: 1/2 WAY TO FRA FROM DTW, AN ALGERIAN PAX ATTACKED FEMALE PAX IN CABIN. FIGHTING ENSUED WITH PAX FLT ATTENDANTS AND SO, ALGERIAN WAS FINALLY HANDCUFFED, TIED, BELTED AND TAPED AND MOVED TO REAR GALLEY FLOOR. MIL, MP, PAX ASSISTED WITH CTLING CONTINUOUS VIOLENT OUTBURSTS FOR REMAINDER (3.5 HRS) OF FLT. LANDED FRA WITH PAX ON REAR GALLEY FLOOR. OUR HANDCUFFS ARE PLASTIC WIRE TIE WRAPS AND THE PERPETRATOR CUT HIS WRISTS FROM HIS THRASHING ABOUT. ELECTRICAL TAPE WAS PUT ON WRISTS BEFORE CUTTING WIRE TIES OFF. PERPETRATOR WAS ON UNITED STATES 30 DAY VISA WHICH HAD EXPIRED IN NOV/96. SUSPECT HE WAS A DEPORTEE. A KNIFE WAS FOUND WRAPPED IN A NAPKIN AND PLACED DOWN BTWN SEAT CUSHION AND ARM REST. ALSO A 2/3 EMPTY BOTTLE OF VODKA TAKEN FROM ANOTHER PAX WAS FOUND. VODKA WAS PURCHASED AT DUTY FREE. FRA POLICE REMOVED PERPETRATOR. APPROX 4 HRS LATER, PERPETRATOR WAS RELEASED AND CONTINUED TO ALGERIA! RECOMMENDATIONS: VIOLENCE IS INCREASING WORLDWIDE. AIRLINE OP IS AT RED LINE WITH HIGH LOAD FACTORS AND MINIMUM PERSONNEL. 1) MORE PERSONNEL -- INCLUDING INFLT BOUNCER TYPE. 2) ARRANGE TO HAVE PERPETRATOR ARRESTED, CHARGED, PUNISHED, ETC. 3) MORE EQUIP ON ACFT TO DEAL WITH VIOLENCE, IE, BETTER AND MORE HANDCUFFS, LEG RESTRAINTS, DUCT TAPE, STUN GUN, PEPPER SPRAY FOR EXAMPLE. 4) BETTER COM EQUIP (IE, SATCOM). HF PHONE PATCH IS POOR AND VERY TIME CONSUMING. 5) SELL ALCOHOL AT CONCLUSION OF FLT RATHER THAN DEP. 6) ADVISE AIRLINE AND CREWS WHEN DEPORTEE IS ABOARD OR SIMILAR TYPE INDIVIDUAL, WHO SHOULD BE ESCORTED. (THIS PERPETRATOR'S ONLY ENGLISH WAS 'WHORE' WHILE CHOKING VARIOUS FEMALES AND 'GO TO AFRICA' WHEN FIGHTING WITH SO. I THINK HE WANTED TO HIJACK TO ALGERIA AND DRANK TOO MUCH COURAGE SO THAT WE WERE ABLE TO OVERPWR HIM.) LESSONS: IN THE FUTURE, I INTEND TO TREAT ALL VIOLENCE ON BOARD AS A POTENTIAL HIJACKING, SQUAWKING 7500, AND LAND AT NEAREST SUITABLE. THEN THE PERPETRATOR MAY BE DEALT WITH PROPERLY, MAYBE! IN THIS CASE, THE SIT WAS CONTAINED AND THE 281 PAX WENT TO FRA, MISSION COMPLETE. ATC IN EUROPE WAS HELPFUL. WE ADVISED OF CABIN PROB AND WERE GIVEN DIRECT TO FRA ARPT AND PUT AHEAD OF 8 ACFT IN STACK WAITING FOR CAT II APCH. SO I WAS GETTING WHAT WAS NEEDED AND DIDN'T DECLARE EMER EXACTLY. NEXT TIME I INTEND TO DECLARE EMER STATUS.

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.