Flight attendant report regarding a B767 on which there were some strange passenger who made their work very difficult. One passenger had shot gun shells in his pocket. These were separate incidents but both troublesome and security was called to meet the aircraft.

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Attributes
ACN	432340
Time
Date	199903
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zau.artcc
State Reference	IL
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zau.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute : atlantic
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 7
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 16 flight attendant time total : 16 flight attendant time type : 75
ASRS Report	432340
Person 2
Function	observation : passenger
Qualification	other other : pax
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger misconduct
Independent Detector	other other : cab 1
Resolutory Action	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

We had a passenger carrying shotgun shells. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter states that the passenger seemed a bit 'loony' and claimed he was a preacher. There was a 'crazy woman' on the flight giving the flight attendants a difficult time and the preacher offered to pray for her. He was actually interfering with the handling of the other difficult passenger, wanting to pray for her. The relief officer came out to talk to the woman and her husband when the first passenger reached into his pocket for his cross and pulled out some shotgun shells. This is when it was decided to have security meet the aircraft. Among all the other difficulties happening on this flight was the question of how this passenger got through security with these shells. Security met the aircraft and the woman became even more aggressive. Reporter does not know what followed regarding the passenger or if the company has followed up. She was advised of the FAA hotline.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT REGARDING A B767 ON WHICH THERE WERE SOME STRANGE PAX WHO MADE THEIR WORK VERY DIFFICULT. ONE PAX HAD SHOT GUN SHELLS IN HIS POCKET. THESE WERE SEPARATE INCIDENTS BUT BOTH TROUBLESOME AND SECURITY WAS CALLED TO MEET THE ACFT.

Narrative: WE HAD A PAX CARRYING SHOTGUN SHELLS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATES THAT THE PAX SEEMED A BIT 'LOONY' AND CLAIMED HE WAS A PREACHER. THERE WAS A 'CRAZY WOMAN' ON THE FLT GIVING THE FLT ATTENDANTS A DIFFICULT TIME AND THE PREACHER OFFERED TO PRAY FOR HER. HE WAS ACTUALLY INTERFERING WITH THE HANDLING OF THE OTHER DIFFICULT PAX, WANTING TO PRAY FOR HER. THE RELIEF OFFICER CAME OUT TO TALK TO THE WOMAN AND HER HUSBAND WHEN THE FIRST PAX REACHED INTO HIS POCKET FOR HIS CROSS AND PULLED OUT SOME SHOTGUN SHELLS. THIS IS WHEN IT WAS DECIDED TO HAVE SECURITY MEET THE ACFT. AMONG ALL THE OTHER DIFFICULTIES HAPPENING ON THIS FLT WAS THE QUESTION OF HOW THIS PAX GOT THROUGH SECURITY WITH THESE SHELLS. SECURITY MET THE ACFT AND THE WOMAN BECAME EVEN MORE AGGRESSIVE. RPTR DOES NOT KNOW WHAT FOLLOWED REGARDING THE PAX OR IF THE COMPANY HAS FOLLOWED UP. SHE WAS ADVISED OF THE FAA HOTLINE.

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.