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Cabin attendant notifies flight crew of MD80 of an unruly passenger. They call for assistance on the ground and land as soon as possible. Flight attendants trap the passenger in the forward lavatory where he proceeds to undress and light his clothes on fire.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 394086 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199802 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : jfk |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 0 msl bound upper : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90 |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach ground other : taxi landing other |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| 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 : 16000 flight time type : 250 |
| ASRS Report | 394086 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable other |
| Consequence | Other |
Narrative:
A passenger on flight from mia to jfk became violent as we started the shore visual approach to runway 13L. I had the first officer call for assistance on the ground and continued the approach. I elected to land as soon as possible and deal with the passenger on the ground. I landed the aircraft while the struggle went on. When we cleared the runway the flight attendants had trapped the passenger in the forward lavatory. I taxied to the gate and shut down and went into the cabin to help. As I stepped into the cabin the smoke alarm in the forward lavatory went off and smoke started to come out. The gate was not yet up to the aircraft, also the forward lavatory was between the passenger and the boarding door. I elected to have the aft stairs dropped and deplane the passenger onto the ramp. Police and fire department arrived and took control of the passenger after a struggle. The passenger had taken off his clothes in the lavatory and set fire to them in an attempt to set the aircraft on fire. The aircraft sustained little damage as the fire self extinguished.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CABIN ATTENDANT NOTIFIES FLC OF MD80 OF AN UNRULY PAX. THEY CALL FOR ASSISTANCE ON THE GND AND LAND ASAP. FLT ATTENDANTS TRAP THE PAX IN THE FORWARD LAVATORY WHERE HE PROCEEDS TO UNDRESS AND LIGHT HIS CLOTHES ON FIRE.
Narrative: A PAX ON FLT FROM MIA TO JFK BECAME VIOLENT AS WE STARTED THE SHORE VISUAL APCH TO RWY 13L. I HAD THE FO CALL FOR ASSISTANCE ON THE GND AND CONTINUED THE APCH. I ELECTED TO LAND ASAP AND DEAL WITH THE PAX ON THE GND. I LANDED THE ACFT WHILE THE STRUGGLE WENT ON. WHEN WE CLRED THE RWY THE FLT ATTENDANTS HAD TRAPPED THE PAX IN THE FORWARD LAVATORY. I TAXIED TO THE GATE AND SHUT DOWN AND WENT INTO THE CABIN TO HELP. AS I STEPPED INTO THE CABIN THE SMOKE ALARM IN THE FORWARD LAVATORY WENT OFF AND SMOKE STARTED TO COME OUT. THE GATE WAS NOT YET UP TO THE ACFT, ALSO THE FORWARD LAVATORY WAS BTWN THE PAX AND THE BOARDING DOOR. I ELECTED TO HAVE THE AFT STAIRS DROPPED AND DEPLANE THE PAX ONTO THE RAMP. POLICE AND FIRE DEPT ARRIVED AND TOOK CTL OF THE PAX AFTER A STRUGGLE. THE PAX HAD TAKEN OFF HIS CLOTHES IN THE LAVATORY AND SET FIRE TO THEM IN AN ATTEMPT TO SET THE ACFT ON FIRE. THE ACFT SUSTAINED LITTLE DAMAGE AS THE FIRE SELF EXTINGUISHED.
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.