Flight crew on B727-200 has unruly passenger who is apparently mentally disturbed. Flight diverts to...

Attributes
ACN	389307
Time
Date	199712
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mjzs
State Reference	PR
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : mjzs
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	389307
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : passenger
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Passenger was boarded and I was notified that he was manic depressive by the agent. The agent assured us the passenger would sleep during flight. Shortly after takeoff he rang his call light several times demanding water. After given water, passenger came to the aft of aircraft and asked for more. I noticed he had spilled most of it on his clothes. Passenger then went to the lavatory and sat on the toilet with the door opened and flashed a pouch containing his ticket at me as if there were instructions on how to handle him. Another flight attendant came to assist, I maintained service. At one point, went to the back to find passenger exposing himself. Cockpit was notified. So came back to calm passenger. Passenger took his clothes off and shouted obscenities. An unscheduled landing was done in pls to deplane passenger. Passenger threatened the safety of flight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC ON B727-200 HAS UNRULY PAX WHO IS APPARENTLY MENTALLY DISTURBED. FLT DIVERTS TO REMOVE PAX.

Narrative: PAX WAS BOARDED AND I WAS NOTIFIED THAT HE WAS MANIC DEPRESSIVE BY THE AGENT. THE AGENT ASSURED US THE PAX WOULD SLEEP DURING FLT. SHORTLY AFTER TKOF HE RANG HIS CALL LIGHT SEVERAL TIMES DEMANDING WATER. AFTER GIVEN WATER, PAX CAME TO THE AFT OF ACFT AND ASKED FOR MORE. I NOTICED HE HAD SPILLED MOST OF IT ON HIS CLOTHES. PAX THEN WENT TO THE LAVATORY AND SAT ON THE TOILET WITH THE DOOR OPENED AND FLASHED A POUCH CONTAINING HIS TICKET AT ME AS IF THERE WERE INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO HANDLE HIM. ANOTHER FLT ATTENDANT CAME TO ASSIST, I MAINTAINED SVC. AT ONE POINT, WENT TO THE BACK TO FIND PAX EXPOSING HIMSELF. COCKPIT WAS NOTIFIED. SO CAME BACK TO CALM PAX. PAX TOOK HIS CLOTHES OFF AND SHOUTED OBSCENITIES. AN UNSCHEDULED LNDG WAS DONE IN PLS TO DEPLANE PAX. PAX THREATENED THE SAFETY OF FLT.

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.

Flight crew on B727-200 has unruly passenger who is apparently mentally disturbed. Flight diverts to remove passenger.