A300 passenger deplaned before leaving gate due to intoxication.

Attributes
ACN	543943
Time
Date	200203
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mia.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 12 flight attendant time total : 30 flight attendant time type : 90
ASRS Report	543943
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger misconduct non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : i (cab)
Resolutory Action	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

Upon boarding, I asked the disoriented passenger 'how are you?' he replied 'I'm just fine. How are you?' and put his arm around me inappropriately. I politely pushed him away and asked 'do you know your seat number?' he replied 'yeah! But I don't like it -- but it's ok.' I realized he was inebriated when he put his arm around me. He went to his seat. I informed the purser of the incident and that he may have to be taken off the aircraft, although at that time I did not feel he was a threat -- just inebriated. I did not see nor deal with the passenger again. I continued boarding and was later told that he was taken off the aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A300 PAX DEPLANED BEFORE LEAVING GATE DUE TO INTOXICATION.

Narrative: UPON BOARDING, I ASKED THE DISORIENTED PAX 'HOW ARE YOU?' HE REPLIED 'I'M JUST FINE. HOW ARE YOU?' AND PUT HIS ARM AROUND ME INAPPROPRIATELY. I POLITELY PUSHED HIM AWAY AND ASKED 'DO YOU KNOW YOUR SEAT NUMBER?' HE REPLIED 'YEAH! BUT I DON'T LIKE IT -- BUT IT'S OK.' I REALIZED HE WAS INEBRIATED WHEN HE PUT HIS ARM AROUND ME. HE WENT TO HIS SEAT. I INFORMED THE PURSER OF THE INCIDENT AND THAT HE MAY HAVE TO BE TAKEN OFF THE ACFT, ALTHOUGH AT THAT TIME I DID NOT FEEL HE WAS A THREAT -- JUST INEBRIATED. I DID NOT SEE NOR DEAL WITH THE PAX AGAIN. I CONTINUED BOARDING AND WAS LATER TOLD THAT HE WAS TAKEN OFF THE ACFT.

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.