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An MD80 flight attendant reported that she let an obviously drunk passenger walk past her, only intercepting his open alcoholic beverage, and then allowing him to go to his seat.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 606004 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200401 |
| Day | Sat |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : fll.airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 4 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 20 flight attendant time total : 20 |
| ASRS Report | 606004 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty other personnel other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger contraband cabin event : passenger misconduct non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Cabin Crew Human Performance Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
Male passenger boarded aircraft with an open alcoholic beverage in his hand. He was loud and slurring words, 'it looks like I am on the back of the bus, but I don't want to say that too loud.' I told him he could not have the cocktail and took it from him. He said, 'you can take it,' again loud and slurring. Flight attendant #2 called from the back after he went to his seat to say he was drunk and needed to be taken off. Captain agreed. Agent came and took passenger off quickly.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 FLT ATTENDANT RPTED THAT SHE LET AN OBVIOUSLY DRUNK PAX WALK PAST HER, ONLY INTERCEPTING HIS OPEN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE, AND THEN ALLOWING HIM TO GO TO HIS SEAT.
Narrative: MALE PAX BOARDED ACFT WITH AN OPEN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE IN HIS HAND. HE WAS LOUD AND SLURRING WORDS, 'IT LOOKS LIKE I AM ON THE BACK OF THE BUS, BUT I DON'T WANT TO SAY THAT TOO LOUD.' I TOLD HIM HE COULD NOT HAVE THE COCKTAIL AND TOOK IT FROM HIM. HE SAID, 'YOU CAN TAKE IT,' AGAIN LOUD AND SLURRING. FLT ATTENDANT #2 CALLED FROM THE BACK AFTER HE WENT TO HIS SEAT TO SAY HE WAS DRUNK AND NEEDED TO BE TAKEN OFF. CAPT AGREED. AGENT CAME AND TOOK PAX OFF QUICKLY.
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.