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Passenger was not taken into custody and arrested, only detained, then allowed by carrier to leave country and return home. No drug, no alcohol test were conducted on assailant. The assailant assaulted a crew member and nothing was done about it. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter states that the incident occurred when he was handing out customs forms to the passenger in his area, shortly after takeoff. The abusive passenger was traveling with his mother and accused the reporter of hitting him when handing him the landing card. The passenger stepped over his mother who was seated next to him and proceeded to assault the reporter in the aisle. The reporter suffered a concussion, black eye, bite marks, bleeding and swelling. The first officer came and escorted the reporter to the cockpit. The PIC decided not to return to land despite a request from the reporter for medical attention and to deplane the passenger that assaulted him. The reporter remained in the cockpit for the duration of the 8.5 hour flight. The fbi, miami policy and passenger services of the airline met the aircraft. The fbi released the passenger stating to the reporter that his airline did not want the publicity despite the witnesses to the assault that came forward to attest to the event. Reporter went to the hospital upon arrival. Reporter states that he received no support from the airline or the union when he requested it. When he requested counseling he was told he would have to pay for it. He now is dealing with post traumatic stress syndrome and is concerned with the repercussions from the assault.

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Title: ON CLB ABOARD B767, PAX VICIOUSLY ASSAULTED CABIN ATTENDANT, AUTHS MET ACFT AT DEST AND RELEASED PAX.

Narrative: PAX WAS NOT TAKEN INTO CUSTODY AND ARRESTED, ONLY DETAINED, THEN ALLOWED BY CARRIER TO LEAVE COUNTRY AND RETURN HOME. NO DRUG, NO ALCOHOL TEST WERE CONDUCTED ON ASSAILANT. THE ASSAILANT ASSAULTED A CREW MEMBER AND NOTHING WAS DONE ABOUT IT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATES THAT THE INCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN HE WAS HANDING OUT CUSTOMS FORMS TO THE PAX IN HIS AREA, SHORTLY AFTER TKOF. THE ABUSIVE PAX WAS TRAVELING WITH HIS MOTHER AND ACCUSED THE RPTR OF HITTING HIM WHEN HANDING HIM THE LNDG CARD. THE PAX STEPPED OVER HIS MOTHER WHO WAS SEATED NEXT TO HIM AND PROCEEDED TO ASSAULT THE RPTR IN THE AISLE. THE RPTR SUFFERED A CONCUSSION, BLACK EYE, BITE MARKS, BLEEDING AND SWELLING. THE FO CAME AND ESCORTED THE RPTR TO THE COCKPIT. THE PIC DECIDED NOT TO RETURN TO LAND DESPITE A REQUEST FROM THE RPTR FOR MEDICAL ATTN AND TO DEPLANE THE PAX THAT ASSAULTED HIM. THE RPTR REMAINED IN THE COCKPIT FOR THE DURATION OF THE 8.5 HR FLT. THE FBI, MIAMI POLICY AND PAX SVCS OF THE AIRLINE MET THE ACFT. THE FBI RELEASED THE PAX STATING TO THE RPTR THAT HIS AIRLINE DID NOT WANT THE PUBLICITY DESPITE THE WITNESSES TO THE ASSAULT THAT CAME FORWARD TO ATTEST TO THE EVENT. RPTR WENT TO THE HOSPITAL UPON ARR. RPTR STATES THAT HE RECEIVED NO SUPPORT FROM THE AIRLINE OR THE UNION WHEN HE REQUESTED IT. WHEN HE REQUESTED COUNSELING HE WAS TOLD HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. HE NOW IS DEALING WITH POST TRAUMATIC STRESS SYNDROME AND IS CONCERNED WITH THE REPERCUSSIONS FROM THE ASSAULT.

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.