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An MD80 flight attendant reported to the flight crew that a first class passenger made a threatening remark regarding them personally, which prompted a visit from the pdx police upon arrival.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 606013 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200401 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 2 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 34 flight attendant time total : 34 flight attendant time type : 99 |
| ASRS Report | 606013 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger misconduct non adherence : far non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
A passenger in first class made a verbal threat to flight crew. The pilots wanted to come back to use lavatory about 2 1/2 hours into the flight. I blocked the forward entry with a meal cart. The passenger was standing up after I pulled cart out. I asked him to please be seated twice, while the pilots were out of the cockpit, but he did not comply. After the pilots returned, the passenger came to the galley, in first class and said, 'those pilots are a bunch of arrogant bastards. I would like to pop those princes.' I discussed this with the flight crew after the passenger sat down. A mutual decision was made to have police officers meet the passenger in pdx. All the proper forms were filled out and distributed to the correct departments and the passenger.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 FLT ATTENDANT RPTED TO THE FLT CREW THAT A FIRST CLASS PAX MADE A THREATENING REMARK REGARDING THEM PERSONALLY, WHICH PROMPTED A VISIT FROM THE PDX POLICE UPON ARR.
Narrative: A PAX IN FIRST CLASS MADE A VERBAL THREAT TO FLT CREW. THE PLTS WANTED TO COME BACK TO USE LAVATORY ABOUT 2 1/2 HRS INTO THE FLT. I BLOCKED THE FORWARD ENTRY WITH A MEAL CART. THE PAX WAS STANDING UP AFTER I PULLED CART OUT. I ASKED HIM TO PLEASE BE SEATED TWICE, WHILE THE PLTS WERE OUT OF THE COCKPIT, BUT HE DID NOT COMPLY. AFTER THE PLTS RETURNED, THE PAX CAME TO THE GALLEY, IN FIRST CLASS AND SAID, 'THOSE PLTS ARE A BUNCH OF ARROGANT BASTARDS. I WOULD LIKE TO POP THOSE PRINCES.' I DISCUSSED THIS WITH THE FLT CREW AFTER THE PAX SAT DOWN. A MUTUAL DECISION WAS MADE TO HAVE POLICE OFFICERS MEET THE PAX IN PDX. ALL THE PROPER FORMS WERE FILLED OUT AND DISTRIBUTED TO THE CORRECT DEPTS AND THE PAX.
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.