Cabin attendant report, MD80, smf-dfw. Woman accused male seat mate of being served too many drinks ...

Attributes
ACN	472518
Time
Date	200005
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 3
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 16 flight attendant time total : 16 flight attendant time type : 95
ASRS Report	472518
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger misconduct cabin event other non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies
Independent Detector	other other : rptr 5
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance Company Cabin Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

The passenger in question was seated at either xb or yb. There was a lady sitting beside him at xa or yb. I served the man in xb or yb 2 bloody marys during dinner. On pick-up of trays, he asked for 1 more. The lady sitting next to him was very nice. In fact, I didn't know until the end of the flight, when she complained, that they weren't together. I served this man 3 bloody marys during the course of the flight. Flight attendant #4 said she had served him 2 on the first beverage service. That is a total of 5 drinks. His behavior was fine. On deplaning, a male passenger from coach came up front by my deplaning position in first class and told the first officer and me that 'a' lady was upset that some man had just 'grabbed her crotch' as he was getting off. She then came up and was screaming at me that it was all my fault. She said I served him 4 rounds of doubles all by myself during the flight -- 8 drinks! I did not serve him at all on the first round. I was working the back of the aircraft. I think this woman had been very friendly with this man during the flight and for some reason he decided to make a pass at her. To correct or prevent these problems on airplanes, alcohol should be banned. It never causes anything but trouble. The flight attendants are in trouble if we cut it off and we're in trouble if we don't. I'm not a policeman or counselor. It really should be removed from every airline!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CABIN ATTENDANT RPT, MD80, SMF-DFW. WOMAN ACCUSED MALE SEAT MATE OF BEING SERVED TOO MANY DRINKS BY CABIN ATTENDANT. HE BECAME SEXUALLY AGGRESSIVE, GRABBING HER.

Narrative: THE PAX IN QUESTION WAS SEATED AT EITHER XB OR YB. THERE WAS A LADY SITTING BESIDE HIM AT XA OR YB. I SERVED THE MAN IN XB OR YB 2 BLOODY MARYS DURING DINNER. ON PICK-UP OF TRAYS, HE ASKED FOR 1 MORE. THE LADY SITTING NEXT TO HIM WAS VERY NICE. IN FACT, I DIDN'T KNOW UNTIL THE END OF THE FLT, WHEN SHE COMPLAINED, THAT THEY WEREN'T TOGETHER. I SERVED THIS MAN 3 BLOODY MARYS DURING THE COURSE OF THE FLT. FLT ATTENDANT #4 SAID SHE HAD SERVED HIM 2 ON THE FIRST BEVERAGE SVC. THAT IS A TOTAL OF 5 DRINKS. HIS BEHAVIOR WAS FINE. ON DEPLANING, A MALE PAX FROM COACH CAME UP FRONT BY MY DEPLANING POS IN FIRST CLASS AND TOLD THE FO AND ME THAT 'A' LADY WAS UPSET THAT SOME MAN HAD JUST 'GRABBED HER CROTCH' AS HE WAS GETTING OFF. SHE THEN CAME UP AND WAS SCREAMING AT ME THAT IT WAS ALL MY FAULT. SHE SAID I SERVED HIM 4 ROUNDS OF DOUBLES ALL BY MYSELF DURING THE FLT -- 8 DRINKS! I DID NOT SERVE HIM AT ALL ON THE FIRST ROUND. I WAS WORKING THE BACK OF THE ACFT. I THINK THIS WOMAN HAD BEEN VERY FRIENDLY WITH THIS MAN DURING THE FLT AND FOR SOME REASON HE DECIDED TO MAKE A PASS AT HER. TO CORRECT OR PREVENT THESE PROBS ON AIRPLANES, ALCOHOL SHOULD BE BANNED. IT NEVER CAUSES ANYTHING BUT TROUBLE. THE FLT ATTENDANTS ARE IN TROUBLE IF WE CUT IT OFF AND WE'RE IN TROUBLE IF WE DON'T. I'M NOT A POLICEMAN OR COUNSELOR. IT REALLY SHOULD BE REMOVED FROM EVERY AIRLINE!

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.

Cabin attendant report, MD80, smf-dfw. Woman accused male seat mate of being served too many drinks by cabin attendant. He became sexually aggressive, grabbing her.