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On board B767, deranged passenger went out of control on suspected drugs. Pilot used flex cuffs without success causing diversion to alternate.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 402587 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199805 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : eggx |
| State Reference | FO |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : eggx |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute : atlantic |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 402587 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | faa : investigated Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Passenger was either deranged or on drugs. Began swinging liquor (2 liter) bottle in air, swearing, climbing over passenger, laying in aisle, verbally abusing and pushing flight attendants, and pilot. Claimed to have been arrested in the past as a terrorist. Claimed to be on pcp. Would not adhere to any crew member's demands. Pilot was unable to hand cuff the passenger. I don't feel the flex cuffs are appropriate. We need real cuffs and pilots should be trained on how to cuff passenger.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ON BOARD B767, DERANGED PAX WENT OUT OF CTL ON SUSPECTED DRUGS. PLT USED FLEX CUFFS WITHOUT SUCCESS CAUSING DIVERSION TO ALTERNATE.
Narrative: PAX WAS EITHER DERANGED OR ON DRUGS. BEGAN SWINGING LIQUOR (2 LITER) BOTTLE IN AIR, SWEARING, CLBING OVER PAX, LAYING IN AISLE, VERBALLY ABUSING AND PUSHING FLT ATTENDANTS, AND PLT. CLAIMED TO HAVE BEEN ARRESTED IN THE PAST AS A TERRORIST. CLAIMED TO BE ON PCP. WOULD NOT ADHERE TO ANY CREW MEMBER'S DEMANDS. PLT WAS UNABLE TO HAND CUFF THE PAX. I DON'T FEEL THE FLEX CUFFS ARE APPROPRIATE. WE NEED REAL CUFFS AND PLTS SHOULD BE TRAINED ON HOW TO CUFF PAX.
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.