A B763 flight crew found out after the fact that they had an intoxicated passenger on board.

Attributes
ACN	516918
Time
Date	200107
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sbgl.airport
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-300 and 300 ER
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 185 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 1820
ASRS Report	516918
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	516815
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : company policies non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Cabin Crew Human Performance Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

Just before the cabin door was closed, an intoxicated passenger was boarded by agent. Flight attendants apparently did not see passenger, but were told his seat number and not to serve him alcohol. Agent did not tell flight attendant he was intoxicated. They were suspicious and went to seat in aft of aircraft to investigate. He had moved and they couldn't find him due to not ever having seen him. During flight (45 mins) he rptedly opened his duty free liquor, drank some, and urinated in his seat. I, the captain, found all this out about 30 hours later, on the long all-nighter home, during a short casual conversation with the flight attendants. I would have returned to the gate immediately had I found out while on the ground. Supplemental information from acn 516815: this situation could have been avoided altogether if the gate agents had noticed or been trained better in identing drunken passenger and their characteristics. The person should have never been allowed onto the jetbridge in the first place. Also, the flight attendants should have spoken up before they closed the door prior to departure to inform us of this violation in FARS, then we could have removed the passenger prior to departure.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B763 FLC FOUND OUT AFTER THE FACT THAT THEY HAD AN INTOXICATED PAX ON BOARD.

Narrative: JUST BEFORE THE CABIN DOOR WAS CLOSED, AN INTOXICATED PAX WAS BOARDED BY AGENT. FLT ATTENDANTS APPARENTLY DID NOT SEE PAX, BUT WERE TOLD HIS SEAT NUMBER AND NOT TO SERVE HIM ALCOHOL. AGENT DID NOT TELL FLT ATTENDANT HE WAS INTOXICATED. THEY WERE SUSPICIOUS AND WENT TO SEAT IN AFT OF ACFT TO INVESTIGATE. HE HAD MOVED AND THEY COULDN'T FIND HIM DUE TO NOT EVER HAVING SEEN HIM. DURING FLT (45 MINS) HE RPTEDLY OPENED HIS DUTY FREE LIQUOR, DRANK SOME, AND URINATED IN HIS SEAT. I, THE CAPT, FOUND ALL THIS OUT ABOUT 30 HRS LATER, ON THE LONG ALL-NIGHTER HOME, DURING A SHORT CASUAL CONVERSATION WITH THE FLT ATTENDANTS. I WOULD HAVE RETURNED TO THE GATE IMMEDIATELY HAD I FOUND OUT WHILE ON THE GND. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 516815: THIS SIT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED ALTOGETHER IF THE GATE AGENTS HAD NOTICED OR BEEN TRAINED BETTER IN IDENTING DRUNKEN PAX AND THEIR CHARACTERISTICS. THE PERSON SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN ALLOWED ONTO THE JETBRIDGE IN THE FIRST PLACE. ALSO, THE FLT ATTENDANTS SHOULD HAVE SPOKEN UP BEFORE THEY CLOSED THE DOOR PRIOR TO DEP TO INFORM US OF THIS VIOLATION IN FARS, THEN WE COULD HAVE REMOVED THE PAX PRIOR TO DEP.

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.