B737-300 first officer was challenged by a passenger of drinking alcohol prior to boarding aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	556122
Time
Date	200207
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pit.airport
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 14600 flight time type : 5200
ASRS Report	556122
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger misconduct other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : 4
Resolutory Action	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Cabin Crew Human Performance Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

I received a call from scheduling requesting me to fly a flight from pit to sdf to cover for a first officer who did not show up. I was 2 hours from the airport and the flight was scheduled to leave in 45 mins. I rushed to the airport, and as I stepped on the aircraft, a female passenger confronted me and demanded to know if I had been drinking. I firmly informed her I had not, and began to enter the cockpit to begin work. She tried to follow me into the cockpit, but the flight attendants stopped her and told her to situation down. In the future, if confronted by a passenger again about drinking, I shall refuse to get on the plane until our company ground security coordinator clears me.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-300 FO WAS CHALLENGED BY A PAX OF DRINKING ALCOHOL PRIOR TO BOARDING ACFT.

Narrative: I RECEIVED A CALL FROM SCHEDULING REQUESTING ME TO FLY A FLT FROM PIT TO SDF TO COVER FOR A FO WHO DID NOT SHOW UP. I WAS 2 HRS FROM THE ARPT AND THE FLT WAS SCHEDULED TO LEAVE IN 45 MINS. I RUSHED TO THE ARPT, AND AS I STEPPED ON THE ACFT, A FEMALE PAX CONFRONTED ME AND DEMANDED TO KNOW IF I HAD BEEN DRINKING. I FIRMLY INFORMED HER I HAD NOT, AND BEGAN TO ENTER THE COCKPIT TO BEGIN WORK. SHE TRIED TO FOLLOW ME INTO THE COCKPIT, BUT THE FLT ATTENDANTS STOPPED HER AND TOLD HER TO SIT DOWN. IN THE FUTURE, IF CONFRONTED BY A PAX AGAIN ABOUT DRINKING, I SHALL REFUSE TO GET ON THE PLANE UNTIL OUR COMPANY GND SECURITY COORDINATOR CLRS ME.

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.