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An MD80 flight attendant reported that an inebriated passenger continued to drink from his own bottle, yet was allowed to continue on the next leg of flight with the same cabin crew after interview by company service representative.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 605991 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200312 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zme.artcc |
| State Reference | TN |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zme.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| 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 flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 8 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 13 flight attendant time total : 13 flight attendant time type : 85 |
| ASRS Report | 605991 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger misconduct cabin event : passenger contraband non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance Company Cabin Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
During beverage service, passenger asked for 1/2 glass of orange juice with extra ice. Suspecting something odd, I asked him if he was planning to add alcohol to the drink and reminded him it was against FAA regulations to consume alcohol personally brought on board, not served by a flight attendant. Passenger replied, 'ok, I didn't know that.' he then consumed 3 bottles of vodka from his luggage. The captain was notified and flight attendants requested federal auths to meet the flight. He (passenger) appeared to be intoxicated. No auths met the flight upon arrival -- only a customer service representative. Passenger was allowed to reboard flight to continue on to okc, with same cabin crew.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 FLT ATTENDANT RPTED THAT AN INEBRIATED PAX CONTINUED TO DRINK FROM HIS OWN BOTTLE, YET WAS ALLOWED TO CONTINUE ON THE NEXT LEG OF FLT WITH THE SAME CABIN CREW AFTER INTERVIEW BY COMPANY SVC REPRESENTATIVE.
Narrative: DURING BEVERAGE SVC, PAX ASKED FOR 1/2 GLASS OF ORANGE JUICE WITH EXTRA ICE. SUSPECTING SOMETHING ODD, I ASKED HIM IF HE WAS PLANNING TO ADD ALCOHOL TO THE DRINK AND REMINDED HIM IT WAS AGAINST FAA REGS TO CONSUME ALCOHOL PERSONALLY BROUGHT ON BOARD, NOT SERVED BY A FLT ATTENDANT. PAX REPLIED, 'OK, I DIDN'T KNOW THAT.' HE THEN CONSUMED 3 BOTTLES OF VODKA FROM HIS LUGGAGE. THE CAPT WAS NOTIFIED AND FLT ATTENDANTS REQUESTED FEDERAL AUTHS TO MEET THE FLT. HE (PAX) APPEARED TO BE INTOXICATED. NO AUTHS MET THE FLT UPON ARR -- ONLY A CUSTOMER SVC REPRESENTATIVE. PAX WAS ALLOWED TO REBOARD FLT TO CONTINUE ON TO OKC, WITH SAME CABIN CREW.
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.