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During boarding on an MD80 a passenger commented that the flight attendant was 'pretty.' he later stated he was going to marry her and would wait for her outside. Flight attendant #4 discovered he was drinking from his own bottles. The captain was informed and called for police to meet the aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 428745 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199902 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : 002.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty observation : company check pilot |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 2 flight attendant time total : 2 |
| ASRS Report | 428745 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger misconduct |
| Independent Detector | other other : cab |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
Narrative:
Passenger said I was pretty when he came on board. I thanked him. Then he started harassing me, saying that he would wait for me outside, that he was going to marry me. Flight attendant #4 found him pouring whiskey from his own personal bottles. She took the bottles and informed the captain. The plane was met by the police.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DURING BOARDING ON AN MD80 A PAX COMMENTED THAT THE FLT ATTENDANT WAS 'PRETTY.' HE LATER STATED HE WAS GOING TO MARRY HER AND WOULD WAIT FOR HER OUTSIDE. FLT ATTENDANT #4 DISCOVERED HE WAS DRINKING FROM HIS OWN BOTTLES. THE CAPT WAS INFORMED AND CALLED FOR POLICE TO MEET THE ACFT.
Narrative: PAX SAID I WAS PRETTY WHEN HE CAME ON BOARD. I THANKED HIM. THEN HE STARTED HARASSING ME, SAYING THAT HE WOULD WAIT FOR ME OUTSIDE, THAT HE WAS GOING TO MARRY ME. FLT ATTENDANT #4 FOUND HIM POURING WHISKEY FROM HIS OWN PERSONAL BOTTLES. SHE TOOK THE BOTTLES AND INFORMED THE CAPT. THE PLANE WAS MET BY THE POLICE.
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.