A flight attendant reported on the strange behavioral attitude of 2 women towards 2 unaccompanied mi...

Attributes
ACN	556847
Time
Date	200207
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zfw.artcc
State Reference	TX
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zfw.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 16 flight attendant time total : 16 flight attendant time type : 100
ASRS Report	556847
Person 2
Function	observation : passenger other personnel other
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger misconduct non adherence : company policies non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : cab 1
Resolutory Action	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

During takeoff, I observed 2 women in seats X, Y, turning around to converse with 2 unaccompanied minors sitting in xx, yy. I thought it a bit odd, and I also saw pillows going back and forth between the 2 rows. Next the older unaccompanied minor rang the call button to tell me the women were bothering them and they were drunk. Further the older unaccompanied minor told me the younger one felt threatened by them, and they had used the 'a' word toward them. The women went to the bathroom and when they came out I spoke with both of them to find out their side of the story. They blamed it on the boys, but they also affirmed that they had called them the 'a' word. The women were verbally abusive to me and used several profanities, several times. I advised both parties to ignore the other and after that there were no other problems during the flight. The women only drank diet cokes during the flight. They did not appear intoxicated during boarding. When they spoke to me I did smell alcohol. They stated they 'were 30 and 40 yr old sisters just having a good time.'

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A FLT ATTENDANT RPTED ON THE STRANGE BEHAVIORAL ATTITUDE OF 2 WOMEN TOWARDS 2 UNACCOMPANIED MINORS ON AN MD80 ENRTE TO FLL, FL.

Narrative: DURING TKOF, I OBSERVED 2 WOMEN IN SEATS X, Y, TURNING AROUND TO CONVERSE WITH 2 UNACCOMPANIED MINORS SITTING IN XX, YY. I THOUGHT IT A BIT ODD, AND I ALSO SAW PILLOWS GOING BACK AND FORTH BTWN THE 2 ROWS. NEXT THE OLDER UNACCOMPANIED MINOR RANG THE CALL BUTTON TO TELL ME THE WOMEN WERE BOTHERING THEM AND THEY WERE DRUNK. FURTHER THE OLDER UNACCOMPANIED MINOR TOLD ME THE YOUNGER ONE FELT THREATENED BY THEM, AND THEY HAD USED THE 'A' WORD TOWARD THEM. THE WOMEN WENT TO THE BATHROOM AND WHEN THEY CAME OUT I SPOKE WITH BOTH OF THEM TO FIND OUT THEIR SIDE OF THE STORY. THEY BLAMED IT ON THE BOYS, BUT THEY ALSO AFFIRMED THAT THEY HAD CALLED THEM THE 'A' WORD. THE WOMEN WERE VERBALLY ABUSIVE TO ME AND USED SEVERAL PROFANITIES, SEVERAL TIMES. I ADVISED BOTH PARTIES TO IGNORE THE OTHER AND AFTER THAT THERE WERE NO OTHER PROBS DURING THE FLT. THE WOMEN ONLY DRANK DIET COKES DURING THE FLT. THEY DID NOT APPEAR INTOXICATED DURING BOARDING. WHEN THEY SPOKE TO ME I DID SMELL ALCOHOL. THEY STATED THEY 'WERE 30 AND 40 YR OLD SISTERS JUST HAVING A GOOD TIME.'

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.

A flight attendant reported on the strange behavioral attitude of 2 women towards 2 unaccompanied minors on an MD80 en route to fll, fl.