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Cabin attendant report, S80, lgb-ord. Young woman accused the man sitting next to her of sexually molesting her. Police met flight and took both off for statements.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 463609 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200002 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zkc.artcc |
| State Reference | KS |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zkc.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 5 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 28 flight attendant time total : 28 flight attendant time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 463609 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger misconduct non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : rptr #2 |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
Passenger in seat row xb rang her call button. Flight attendant #3 walked to her. She complained that passenger seated in row xa put his hand between her legs and started rubbing her. She asked him what he was doing. Flight attendant #3 put passenger from row xb in a first class seat. She was emotionally and visibly shaken. The captain gave her the choice if she wanted to press charges. The male passenger in row xa came back and talked to flight attendant #2 (me) and #4 flight attendant. He asked what was wrong. Before I spoke, he said 'I'm a married man with 2 kids.' I didn't say a word about what the passenger in row xb said he did. She (passenger in row xb) wanted the chicago police to meet the flight. After we landed, the ord police met our flight. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated that the man supposedly was asleep and wasn't aware that he had done anything wrong, even in his sleep. The ord police took both of them off the plane to get their statements.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CABIN ATTENDANT RPT, S80, LGB-ORD. YOUNG WOMAN ACCUSED THE MAN SITTING NEXT TO HER OF SEXUALLY MOLESTING HER. POLICE MET FLT AND TOOK BOTH OFF FOR STATEMENTS.
Narrative: PAX IN SEAT ROW XB RANG HER CALL BUTTON. FLT ATTENDANT #3 WALKED TO HER. SHE COMPLAINED THAT PAX SEATED IN ROW XA PUT HIS HAND BTWN HER LEGS AND STARTED RUBBING HER. SHE ASKED HIM WHAT HE WAS DOING. FLT ATTENDANT #3 PUT PAX FROM ROW XB IN A FIRST CLASS SEAT. SHE WAS EMOTIONALLY AND VISIBLY SHAKEN. THE CAPT GAVE HER THE CHOICE IF SHE WANTED TO PRESS CHARGES. THE MALE PAX IN ROW XA CAME BACK AND TALKED TO FLT ATTENDANT #2 (ME) AND #4 FLT ATTENDANT. HE ASKED WHAT WAS WRONG. BEFORE I SPOKE, HE SAID 'I'M A MARRIED MAN WITH 2 KIDS.' I DIDN'T SAY A WORD ABOUT WHAT THE PAX IN ROW XB SAID HE DID. SHE (PAX IN ROW XB) WANTED THE CHICAGO POLICE TO MEET THE FLT. AFTER WE LANDED, THE ORD POLICE MET OUR FLT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THAT THE MAN SUPPOSEDLY WAS ASLEEP AND WASN'T AWARE THAT HE HAD DONE ANYTHING WRONG, EVEN IN HIS SLEEP. THE ORD POLICE TOOK BOTH OF THEM OFF THE PLANE TO GET THEIR STATEMENTS.
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.