Flight attendant report regarding an aggressive passenger who attacked another passenger in-flight.

Attributes
ACN	414785
Time
Date	199809
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : dfw
State Reference	TX
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zab
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	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	414785
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	414608
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Passenger X boarded last and took the last seat in coach. It was middle (center) seat. During first service (beverage), passenger X requested 3 bloody marys. I (#4 flight attendant) said I would only give her 2 now. She dropped 1 bottle on the floor and was upsetting her seatmates to find it, so I told her not to worry about it and I gave her another bottle. I regret that, because she found it later. During the meal service (second) we were at row xx or xy and heard vulgar yelling. I went back and told her she needed to be quiet -- she was upsetting other passenger. I got back on the meal cart and 2 mins later she was at it again, except this time she was bent over the passenger at the window. I went back and the passenger at the window got out. We reseated her in first class. She said the woman had grabbed her at her crotch and tried to kiss her. Passenger X then moved and went to sleep. Police met the flight, but the assaulted passenger did not want to press charges. They held the woman and later released her.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT REGARDING AN AGGRESSIVE PAX WHO ATTACKED ANOTHER PAX INFLT.

Narrative: PAX X BOARDED LAST AND TOOK THE LAST SEAT IN COACH. IT WAS MIDDLE (CTR) SEAT. DURING FIRST SVC (BEVERAGE), PAX X REQUESTED 3 BLOODY MARYS. I (#4 FLT ATTENDANT) SAID I WOULD ONLY GIVE HER 2 NOW. SHE DROPPED 1 BOTTLE ON THE FLOOR AND WAS UPSETTING HER SEATMATES TO FIND IT, SO I TOLD HER NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT AND I GAVE HER ANOTHER BOTTLE. I REGRET THAT, BECAUSE SHE FOUND IT LATER. DURING THE MEAL SVC (SECOND) WE WERE AT ROW XX OR XY AND HEARD VULGAR YELLING. I WENT BACK AND TOLD HER SHE NEEDED TO BE QUIET -- SHE WAS UPSETTING OTHER PAX. I GOT BACK ON THE MEAL CART AND 2 MINS LATER SHE WAS AT IT AGAIN, EXCEPT THIS TIME SHE WAS BENT OVER THE PAX AT THE WINDOW. I WENT BACK AND THE PAX AT THE WINDOW GOT OUT. WE RESEATED HER IN FIRST CLASS. SHE SAID THE WOMAN HAD GRABBED HER AT HER CROTCH AND TRIED TO KISS HER. PAX X THEN MOVED AND WENT TO SLEEP. POLICE MET THE FLT, BUT THE ASSAULTED PAX DID NOT WANT TO PRESS CHARGES. THEY HELD THE WOMAN AND LATER RELEASED HER.

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.