Narrative:

We left jfk 1 hour and 16 mins late due to an equipment change from the hangar. We arrived at mia terminal 33 mins prior to our originally scheduled terminal departure. As I walked onto the aircraft at the departure time, the passenger were already boarded and the flight attendant said 'the main in seat X0 with the blue shirt said -- in a joking way -- where's the captain? Is he at the bar?' I later learned he also said 'you wouldn't be lying to me, would you?' I told the agent what the flight attendant told me, and asked where medical was -- so I could get a blood test. Both medical and the chief pilot's office were closed -- I assumed for the holiday. When I got back to the gate, a customer service manager had already removed the passenger. I told him I needed to talk to a pilot union safety rep.' he proceeded to contact the chief pilot on duty. The safety rep felt a blood-alcohol test was unnecessary, since the passenger made the comment without seeing me. The chief pilot agreed, so I decided I'd continue the trip without a blood-alcohol test. The customer service manager wanted the manager at airport services to interview me before allowing the flight to continue. After speaking with her, we departed for mco. After arriving in jfk, another management pilot met us in the cockpit and asked for my version of what transpired.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DISRUPTIVE PAX CAUSES FLT DELAY BY MAKING ACCUSATIONS ABOUT CAPT DRINKING IN ARPT BAR. PAX REMOVED.

Narrative: WE LEFT JFK 1 HR AND 16 MINS LATE DUE TO AN EQUIP CHANGE FROM THE HANGAR. WE ARRIVED AT MIA TERMINAL 33 MINS PRIOR TO OUR ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED TERMINAL DEP. AS I WALKED ONTO THE ACFT AT THE DEP TIME, THE PAX WERE ALREADY BOARDED AND THE FLT ATTENDANT SAID 'THE MAIN IN SEAT X0 WITH THE BLUE SHIRT SAID -- IN A JOKING WAY -- WHERE'S THE CAPT? IS HE AT THE BAR?' I LATER LEARNED HE ALSO SAID 'YOU WOULDN'T BE LYING TO ME, WOULD YOU?' I TOLD THE AGENT WHAT THE FLT ATTENDANT TOLD ME, AND ASKED WHERE MEDICAL WAS -- SO I COULD GET A BLOOD TEST. BOTH MEDICAL AND THE CHIEF PLT'S OFFICE WERE CLOSED -- I ASSUMED FOR THE HOLIDAY. WHEN I GOT BACK TO THE GATE, A CUSTOMER SVC MGR HAD ALREADY REMOVED THE PAX. I TOLD HIM I NEEDED TO TALK TO A PLT UNION SAFETY REP.' HE PROCEEDED TO CONTACT THE CHIEF PLT ON DUTY. THE SAFETY REP FELT A BLOOD-ALCOHOL TEST WAS UNNECESSARY, SINCE THE PAX MADE THE COMMENT WITHOUT SEEING ME. THE CHIEF PLT AGREED, SO I DECIDED I'D CONTINUE THE TRIP WITHOUT A BLOOD-ALCOHOL TEST. THE CUSTOMER SVC MGR WANTED THE MGR AT ARPT SVCS TO INTERVIEW ME BEFORE ALLOWING THE FLT TO CONTINUE. AFTER SPEAKING WITH HER, WE DEPARTED FOR MCO. AFTER ARRIVING IN JFK, ANOTHER MGMNT PLT MET US IN THE COCKPIT AND ASKED FOR MY VERSION OF WHAT TRANSPIRED.

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.