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B767-300. Female passenger was sexually assaulted by a male passenger seated next to her on an international flight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 567729 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200211 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zzz.artcc |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| 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 |
| ASRS Report | 567729 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger misconduct non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : 4 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
A female passenger in main cabin came to business class galley and told me and flight attendant #4 that the man next to her was rubbing her face and breast while she slept. When she woke up, his hands were on her body and she was freaked out. I knew we had 1 business class seat open, so I moved her there to get her away from him. After we moved her, he kept getting up to look for her. Flight attendant #2 and purser cuffed him. We continued to watch him in shifts until we landed. The male passenger threatened to kill the #2 flight attendant if he got free. He was drunk and smoking before he was restrained. 2 deadheading pilots helped in the situation as well.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B767-300. FEMALE PAX WAS SEXUALLY ASSAULTED BY A MALE PAX SEATED NEXT TO HER ON AN INTL FLT.
Narrative: A FEMALE PAX IN MAIN CABIN CAME TO BUSINESS CLASS GALLEY AND TOLD ME AND FLT ATTENDANT #4 THAT THE MAN NEXT TO HER WAS RUBBING HER FACE AND BREAST WHILE SHE SLEPT. WHEN SHE WOKE UP, HIS HANDS WERE ON HER BODY AND SHE WAS FREAKED OUT. I KNEW WE HAD 1 BUSINESS CLASS SEAT OPEN, SO I MOVED HER THERE TO GET HER AWAY FROM HIM. AFTER WE MOVED HER, HE KEPT GETTING UP TO LOOK FOR HER. FLT ATTENDANT #2 AND PURSER CUFFED HIM. WE CONTINUED TO WATCH HIM IN SHIFTS UNTIL WE LANDED. THE MALE PAX THREATENED TO KILL THE #2 FLT ATTENDANT IF HE GOT FREE. HE WAS DRUNK AND SMOKING BEFORE HE WAS RESTRAINED. 2 DEADHEADING PLTS HELPED IN THE SIT AS WELL.
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.