B767-200 on a 10 hour flight diverted due to unruly, inebriated passenger.

Attributes
ACN	399420
Time
Date	199802
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zma
State Reference	FL
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zma tower : mia
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-300 and 300 ER
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 attendant : on duty
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	399420
Person 2
Function	observation : passenger
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Passenger boarded the aircraft, and was very loud talking to another girl passenger. During the beverage service, he ordered 2 jack daniels. I served, but noticed some slurring of his words. We decided (flight attendants working in coach) not to serve him more drinks. Passenger became mad because he couldn't get more drinks, was saying bad words very loud, calling 2 other passenger 'transsexuals.' he was obviously intoxicated or on drugs. Captain came to talk to him. Again he told the captain to 'F.O.' he would keep screaming those 'F' words through the flight. Captain decided to land in miami. We were very glad because in a 10 hour flight he would probably hit someone.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B767-200 ON A 10 HR FLT DIVERTED DUE TO UNRULY, INEBRIATED PAX.

Narrative: PAX BOARDED THE ACFT, AND WAS VERY LOUD TALKING TO ANOTHER GIRL PAX. DURING THE BEVERAGE SVC, HE ORDERED 2 JACK DANIELS. I SERVED, BUT NOTICED SOME SLURRING OF HIS WORDS. WE DECIDED (FLT ATTENDANTS WORKING IN COACH) NOT TO SERVE HIM MORE DRINKS. PAX BECAME MAD BECAUSE HE COULDN'T GET MORE DRINKS, WAS SAYING BAD WORDS VERY LOUD, CALLING 2 OTHER PAX 'TRANSSEXUALS.' HE WAS OBVIOUSLY INTOXICATED OR ON DRUGS. CAPT CAME TO TALK TO HIM. AGAIN HE TOLD THE CAPT TO 'F.O.' HE WOULD KEEP SCREAMING THOSE 'F' WORDS THROUGH THE FLT. CAPT DECIDED TO LAND IN MIAMI. WE WERE VERY GLAD BECAUSE IN A 10 HR FLT HE WOULD PROBABLY HIT SOMEONE.

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.