A B777-200 flight attendant was spit in her face by a pay during an atlantic operation.

Attributes
ACN	555309
Time
Date	200207
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzzz.airport
State Reference	FO
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzzz.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B777 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
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 : 5
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 17 flight attendant time total : 18 flight attendant time type : 75
ASRS Report	555309
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger misconduct other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : 2
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

I am a flight attendant. On jul/mon/02 I was working on flight from new york. At about XA30 I was in the galley working with another flight attendant. I was facing around from first class and talking when I noticed that he was distraction and looking into first class. I followed his gaze. I saw a flight attendant that was speaking with a passenger. I could hear raised voices, but I do not know what they were saying. They were facing each other and their faces were about 18 inches apart. Flight attendant had her back to me and passenger was facing me. I then saw passenger stick his tongue out and blow through his mouth while his tongue was still out. The flight attendant turned around towards me and she said 'did you see what he just did? He spit at me.' I do not know if it was towards me or just at anyone in the cabin. I do not know what happened after that. I continued on with my work. Later in the flight, the flight attendant came to me crying and said 'I can't believe anyone would do that to another person -- to spit in their face.' the first officer was there and he comforted her.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B777-200 FLT ATTENDANT WAS SPIT IN HER FACE BY A PAY DURING AN ATLANTIC OP.

Narrative: I AM A FLT ATTENDANT. ON JUL/MON/02 I WAS WORKING ON FLT FROM NEW YORK. AT ABOUT XA30 I WAS IN THE GALLEY WORKING WITH ANOTHER FLT ATTENDANT. I WAS FACING AROUND FROM FIRST CLASS AND TALKING WHEN I NOTICED THAT HE WAS DISTR AND LOOKING INTO FIRST CLASS. I FOLLOWED HIS GAZE. I SAW A FLT ATTENDANT THAT WAS SPEAKING WITH A PAX. I COULD HEAR RAISED VOICES, BUT I DO NOT KNOW WHAT THEY WERE SAYING. THEY WERE FACING EACH OTHER AND THEIR FACES WERE ABOUT 18 INCHES APART. FLT ATTENDANT HAD HER BACK TO ME AND PAX WAS FACING ME. I THEN SAW PAX STICK HIS TONGUE OUT AND BLOW THROUGH HIS MOUTH WHILE HIS TONGUE WAS STILL OUT. THE FLT ATTENDANT TURNED AROUND TOWARDS ME AND SHE SAID 'DID YOU SEE WHAT HE JUST DID? HE SPIT AT ME.' I DO NOT KNOW IF IT WAS TOWARDS ME OR JUST AT ANYONE IN THE CABIN. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT HAPPENED AFTER THAT. I CONTINUED ON WITH MY WORK. LATER IN THE FLT, THE FLT ATTENDANT CAME TO ME CRYING AND SAID 'I CAN'T BELIEVE ANYONE WOULD DO THAT TO ANOTHER PERSON -- TO SPIT IN THEIR FACE.' THE FO WAS THERE AND HE COMFORTED HER.

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.