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Cabin attendant report, B777-200, ewr-sju, man acting very nervous, popping a lot of pills. Purser took pills away. Auths met flight, no arrest.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 483300 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200008 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zny.artcc |
| State Reference | NY |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zny.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727-200 |
| 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 : 7 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 15 flight attendant time total : 15 flight attendant time type : 5 |
| ASRS Report | 483300 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty oversight : flight attendant in charge |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger misconduct cabin event other |
| Independent Detector | other other : cab #1 |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
A passenger was seated in the center seat approximately row X. When I was serving beverages, he appeared very shaky and nervous. I asked him if he was all right and he shook his head yes. He was asking for coffee and shaking as he swallowed a pill with his coffee. The passenger around him said he spilled his first drink and was very jumpy. Since he only spoke spanish, I got the purser and she handled it from there. He was moved to another seat to get him away from the passenger he was annoying. The passenger on either side of him said he had taken a lot of pills. The purser got the pills from him and auths met the flight. They determined he was not a threat and released him.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CABIN ATTENDANT RPT, B777-200, EWR-SJU, MAN ACTING VERY NERVOUS, POPPING A LOT OF PILLS. PURSER TOOK PILLS AWAY. AUTHS MET FLT, NO ARREST.
Narrative: A PAX WAS SEATED IN THE CTR SEAT APPROX ROW X. WHEN I WAS SERVING BEVERAGES, HE APPEARED VERY SHAKY AND NERVOUS. I ASKED HIM IF HE WAS ALL RIGHT AND HE SHOOK HIS HEAD YES. HE WAS ASKING FOR COFFEE AND SHAKING AS HE SWALLOWED A PILL WITH HIS COFFEE. THE PAX AROUND HIM SAID HE SPILLED HIS FIRST DRINK AND WAS VERY JUMPY. SINCE HE ONLY SPOKE SPANISH, I GOT THE PURSER AND SHE HANDLED IT FROM THERE. HE WAS MOVED TO ANOTHER SEAT TO GET HIM AWAY FROM THE PAX HE WAS ANNOYING. THE PAX ON EITHER SIDE OF HIM SAID HE HAD TAKEN A LOT OF PILLS. THE PURSER GOT THE PILLS FROM HIM AND AUTHS MET THE FLT. THEY DETERMINED HE WAS NOT A THREAT AND RELEASED HIM.
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.