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Attributes | |
ACN | 611745 |
Time | |
Date | 200402 |
Day | Thu |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : bos.airport |
State Reference | MA |
Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
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 ground : parked |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight attendant : on duty |
ASRS Report | 611745 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Events | |
Anomaly | cabin event : passenger misconduct non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies |
Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
Resolutory Action | other |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Company Passenger Human Performance |
Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
Passenger failed to comply with crew's request to turn off cell phone. Only after 3 verbal requests she lost signal, did she disconnect and then after I walked away she bent over between seats, turned phone on again, and began talking, then was told 4TH time. Finally complied, then tried to intimidate crew with facial gestures and requests for names. Summary: 1) announcement made. 2) 3 verbal requests made. 3) 4 verbal requests made. The captain requested supervisor meet flight in bos. No one met flight. Passenger left. Met supervisor in office. They were planning on meeting flight. The passenger was given a passenger in-flight disturbance form, and asked if she understood it. She replied 'yes.'
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD80 PAX WAS TOLD CELL PHONE USE ON THE ACFT WAS PROHIBITED. THE PAX CONTINUED TO USE THE CELL PHONE. THE CAPT REQUESTED A PAX SVC REPRESENTATIVE SUPVR MEET THE FLT. NO ONE MET THE FLT.
Narrative: PAX FAILED TO COMPLY WITH CREW'S REQUEST TO TURN OFF CELL PHONE. ONLY AFTER 3 VERBAL REQUESTS SHE LOST SIGNAL, DID SHE DISCONNECT AND THEN AFTER I WALKED AWAY SHE BENT OVER BTWN SEATS, TURNED PHONE ON AGAIN, AND BEGAN TALKING, THEN WAS TOLD 4TH TIME. FINALLY COMPLIED, THEN TRIED TO INTIMIDATE CREW WITH FACIAL GESTURES AND REQUESTS FOR NAMES. SUMMARY: 1) ANNOUNCEMENT MADE. 2) 3 VERBAL REQUESTS MADE. 3) 4 VERBAL REQUESTS MADE. THE CAPT REQUESTED SUPVR MEET FLT IN BOS. NO ONE MET FLT. PAX LEFT. MET SUPVR IN OFFICE. THEY WERE PLANNING ON MEETING FLT. THE PAX WAS GIVEN A PAX INFLT DISTURBANCE FORM, AND ASKED IF SHE UNDERSTOOD IT. SHE REPLIED 'YES.'
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.