Cabin attendant report, S80, lga-mco. On boarding, passenger wanted to get off for a min. Was told he'd have to take carry-on with him, became angry and made bomb joke. Passenger removed.

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Attributes
ACN	475713
Time
Date	200006
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lga.airport
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : cle.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : preflight ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty oversight : flight attendant in charge
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 6
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 5 flight attendant time total : 9 flight attendant time type : 40
ASRS Report	475713
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 : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other other : cab #2
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

During boarding, close to departure time, a passenger asked to deplane the aircraft for a moment. I told him he could deplane, but he must take his carry-on luggage and the agents would have to be notified that he was getting off. The passenger was irritated that he would have to go back to the aft of the aircraft to get his luggage. The passenger went back to his seat and told the flight attendant in the aft section that he would have to take 'his bomb off with him.' the passenger was removed from the aircraft and not allowed to reboard. The problem is that the public does not take airline safety and security seriously. Many passenger do not understand that any security threats (bombs) are taken very seriously, even if they were only 'joking.' also, the lack of respect the public has for the flight attendant's position and authority/authorized can create problems with passenger compliance with safety issues. The FAA needs to promote awareness of safety and security issues and be tougher on passenger misconduct.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CABIN ATTENDANT RPT, S80, LGA-MCO. ON BOARDING, PAX WANTED TO GET OFF FOR A MIN. WAS TOLD HE'D HAVE TO TAKE CARRY-ON WITH HIM, BECAME ANGRY AND MADE BOMB JOKE. PAX REMOVED.

Narrative: DURING BOARDING, CLOSE TO DEP TIME, A PAX ASKED TO DEPLANE THE ACFT FOR A MOMENT. I TOLD HIM HE COULD DEPLANE, BUT HE MUST TAKE HIS CARRY-ON LUGGAGE AND THE AGENTS WOULD HAVE TO BE NOTIFIED THAT HE WAS GETTING OFF. THE PAX WAS IRRITATED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE AFT OF THE ACFT TO GET HIS LUGGAGE. THE PAX WENT BACK TO HIS SEAT AND TOLD THE FLT ATTENDANT IN THE AFT SECTION THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO TAKE 'HIS BOMB OFF WITH HIM.' THE PAX WAS REMOVED FROM THE ACFT AND NOT ALLOWED TO REBOARD. THE PROB IS THAT THE PUBLIC DOES NOT TAKE AIRLINE SAFETY AND SECURITY SERIOUSLY. MANY PAX DO NOT UNDERSTAND THAT ANY SECURITY THREATS (BOMBS) ARE TAKEN VERY SERIOUSLY, EVEN IF THEY WERE ONLY 'JOKING.' ALSO, THE LACK OF RESPECT THE PUBLIC HAS FOR THE FLT ATTENDANT'S POS AND AUTH CAN CREATE PROBS WITH PAX COMPLIANCE WITH SAFETY ISSUES. THE FAA NEEDS TO PROMOTE AWARENESS OF SAFETY AND SECURITY ISSUES AND BE TOUGHER ON PAX MISCONDUCT.

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.