During ground holding due to destination WX, the captain of an MD80 summoned local police to have a passenger removed from aircraft due to uncontrollable behavior. The captain had to leave aircraft to sign the appropriate complaint.

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Attributes
ACN	404249
Time
Date	199806
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ewr
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ewr
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	ground : parked ground : holding
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 23000
ASRS Report	404249
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

2 hour ground delay in ewr holding area (ball park) for WX at destination (atl). Passenger confronted me (the captain) 3 previous times. The 4TH confrontation she threw a temper tantrum by throwing herself on the floor and flailing her arms and legs around, causing other passenger to move to safety. I asked for and received intervention from ewr police. The police asked me to go to the station house to sign a complaint. This took 1 1/2 hours. The aircraft was in parking with APU running and first officer onboard.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DURING GND HOLDING DUE TO DEST WX, THE CAPT OF AN MD80 SUMMONED LCL POLICE TO HAVE A PAX REMOVED FROM ACFT DUE TO UNCONTROLLABLE BEHAVIOR. THE CAPT HAD TO LEAVE ACFT TO SIGN THE APPROPRIATE COMPLAINT.

Narrative: 2 HR GND DELAY IN EWR HOLDING AREA (BALL PARK) FOR WX AT DEST (ATL). PAX CONFRONTED ME (THE CAPT) 3 PREVIOUS TIMES. THE 4TH CONFRONTATION SHE THREW A TEMPER TANTRUM BY THROWING HERSELF ON THE FLOOR AND FLAILING HER ARMS AND LEGS AROUND, CAUSING OTHER PAX TO MOVE TO SAFETY. I ASKED FOR AND RECEIVED INTERVENTION FROM EWR POLICE. THE POLICE ASKED ME TO GO TO THE STATION HOUSE TO SIGN A COMPLAINT. THIS TOOK 1 1/2 HRS. THE ACFT WAS IN PARKING WITH APU RUNNING AND FO ONBOARD.

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.