Blood alcohol test administered after 2 passenger accuse the first officer of smelling like alcohol ...

Attributes
ACN	617942
Time
Date	200405
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 21000 flight time type : 7000
ASRS Report	617942
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	cabin event other non adherence : company policies non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : 3
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other other Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance Cabin Crew Human Performance Company Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

During boarding, I walked past several passenger. As I was in my pilot seat, a gate agent came into the cockpit and said that a passenger smelled alcohol on the pilot that walked by him. That was me. The agent also said that another passenger went along with that first passenger's story and said the same thing. So after that, the captain went up to the gate to find out what was going on. After 30 mins, I went up to the gate to find out what was going on. They told me they are trying to figure out what to do and in telephone conversation with company operations, they decided that I need to take an alcohol test at the nearest location which is off airport and I agreed. Of course the test result was 0.00! My point is, a person cannot be allowed to say things like this and get away with it. You cannot yell fire at a crowded movie theatre and get away with it. This is serious and did result in our flight being 2 hours late plus slanderous comments towards me. The corporate security needs to look into this passenger and take the appropriate actions to prevent this from happening again. Plus, what about the possibility of false positive of the blood alcohol!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BLOOD ALCOHOL TEST ADMINISTERED AFTER 2 PAX ACCUSE THE FO OF SMELLING LIKE ALCOHOL DURING HIS BOARDING OF THE B737-500.

Narrative: DURING BOARDING, I WALKED PAST SEVERAL PAX. AS I WAS IN MY PLT SEAT, A GATE AGENT CAME INTO THE COCKPIT AND SAID THAT A PAX SMELLED ALCOHOL ON THE PLT THAT WALKED BY HIM. THAT WAS ME. THE AGENT ALSO SAID THAT ANOTHER PAX WENT ALONG WITH THAT FIRST PAX'S STORY AND SAID THE SAME THING. SO AFTER THAT, THE CAPT WENT UP TO THE GATE TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON. AFTER 30 MINS, I WENT UP TO THE GATE TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON. THEY TOLD ME THEY ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO AND IN TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH COMPANY OPS, THEY DECIDED THAT I NEED TO TAKE AN ALCOHOL TEST AT THE NEAREST LOCATION WHICH IS OFF ARPT AND I AGREED. OF COURSE THE TEST RESULT WAS 0.00! MY POINT IS, A PERSON CANNOT BE ALLOWED TO SAY THINGS LIKE THIS AND GET AWAY WITH IT. YOU CANNOT YELL FIRE AT A CROWDED MOVIE THEATRE AND GET AWAY WITH IT. THIS IS SERIOUS AND DID RESULT IN OUR FLT BEING 2 HRS LATE PLUS SLANDEROUS COMMENTS TOWARDS ME. THE CORPORATE SECURITY NEEDS TO LOOK INTO THIS PAX AND TAKE THE APPROPRIATE ACTIONS TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. PLUS, WHAT ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF FALSE POSITIVE OF THE BLOOD ALCOHOL!

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.

Blood alcohol test administered after 2 passenger accuse the first officer of smelling like alcohol during his boarding of the B737-500.