Narrative:

During taxi, a passenger walks to the rear of the airplane and asks to use the bathroom. He was acting very nervous. Stayed in restroom for about 4 mins and I never heard a toilet flush. He came out and asked to situation in the rear of aircraft. He had a very strong bad body odor to him. He sat towards the rear with only 17 passenger aboard on the aisle. Feeling very uncomfortable about this passenger, I approached him before takeoff. I asked why he wanted to situation in the rear. He said to have a row, which he had in his original seat towards the front. I then asked if he had come in on another flight. Response was yes. I asked if he was visiting friends in los angeles, response was no. I asked what are you going to do in los angeles. He looked away and would not answer me. I then contacted the cockpit and let them know the situation. The aft flight attendant felt the same way I did and we went back to the gate. The #1 flight attendant did ask to see his boarding pass and he would not show it to her during taxi. In 14 yrs of flying, I have never felt such strong feelings about a passenger. He was removed and we left for lax. All 16 passenger thanked us for removing him as they felt uneasy also. He had no carry-on or checked luggage. Came from nashville. 2 passenger on our flight said they were on the flight with him and he walked the aisles the entire flight. Flight attendants on the flight should have put a message in computer with agent to warn us of passenger. I would like to know what ever happened to this passenger.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT REGARDING A PAX WHO WAS BEHAVING VERY STRANGELY AND SEEMED QUITE UNEASY AND NERVOUS. CABIN ATTENDANTS AND OTHER PAX WERE CONCERNED. ACFT RETURNED TO GATE AND PAX WAS REMOVED.

Narrative: DURING TAXI, A PAX WALKS TO THE REAR OF THE AIRPLANE AND ASKS TO USE THE BATHROOM. HE WAS ACTING VERY NERVOUS. STAYED IN RESTROOM FOR ABOUT 4 MINS AND I NEVER HEARD A TOILET FLUSH. HE CAME OUT AND ASKED TO SIT IN THE REAR OF ACFT. HE HAD A VERY STRONG BAD BODY ODOR TO HIM. HE SAT TOWARDS THE REAR WITH ONLY 17 PAX ABOARD ON THE AISLE. FEELING VERY UNCOMFORTABLE ABOUT THIS PAX, I APCHED HIM BEFORE TKOF. I ASKED WHY HE WANTED TO SIT IN THE REAR. HE SAID TO HAVE A ROW, WHICH HE HAD IN HIS ORIGINAL SEAT TOWARDS THE FRONT. I THEN ASKED IF HE HAD COME IN ON ANOTHER FLT. RESPONSE WAS YES. I ASKED IF HE WAS VISITING FRIENDS IN LOS ANGELES, RESPONSE WAS NO. I ASKED WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO IN LOS ANGELES. HE LOOKED AWAY AND WOULD NOT ANSWER ME. I THEN CONTACTED THE COCKPIT AND LET THEM KNOW THE SIT. THE AFT FLT ATTENDANT FELT THE SAME WAY I DID AND WE WENT BACK TO THE GATE. THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT DID ASK TO SEE HIS BOARDING PASS AND HE WOULD NOT SHOW IT TO HER DURING TAXI. IN 14 YRS OF FLYING, I HAVE NEVER FELT SUCH STRONG FEELINGS ABOUT A PAX. HE WAS REMOVED AND WE LEFT FOR LAX. ALL 16 PAX THANKED US FOR REMOVING HIM AS THEY FELT UNEASY ALSO. HE HAD NO CARRY-ON OR CHKED LUGGAGE. CAME FROM NASHVILLE. 2 PAX ON OUR FLT SAID THEY WERE ON THE FLT WITH HIM AND HE WALKED THE AISLES THE ENTIRE FLT. FLT ATTENDANTS ON THE FLT SHOULD HAVE PUT A MESSAGE IN COMPUTER WITH AGENT TO WARN US OF PAX. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO THIS 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.