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Disruptive and physically abusive A300 passenger subdued and restrained on final approach by flight attendants and other passenger.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 635446 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200410 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mdst.airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 30 flight attendant time total : 30 flight attendant time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 635446 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger misconduct |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
Passenger seated in xx was very disruptive and rude to all flight attendants who tried to see to his needs during the entire flight. He was also verbally abusive which culminated in him getting up out of his seat on final approach and running up the aisle toward the cockpit. He then swung and punched flight attendant #2 and was stopped and tackled to the floor by flight attendant #1. Several male first class passenger then assisted in subduing passenger who was very paranoid and extremely irate. Passenger was hand cuffed and leg cuffed and also sat on by several people until we reached the gate. Passenger then surrendered to local airport police who removed him from the aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DISRUPTIVE AND PHYSICALLY ABUSIVE A300 PAX SUBDUED AND RESTRAINED ON FINAL APCH BY FLT ATTENDANTS AND OTHER PAX.
Narrative: PAX SEATED IN XX WAS VERY DISRUPTIVE AND RUDE TO ALL FLT ATTENDANTS WHO TRIED TO SEE TO HIS NEEDS DURING THE ENTIRE FLT. HE WAS ALSO VERBALLY ABUSIVE WHICH CULMINATED IN HIM GETTING UP OUT OF HIS SEAT ON FINAL APCH AND RUNNING UP THE AISLE TOWARD THE COCKPIT. HE THEN SWUNG AND PUNCHED FLT ATTENDANT #2 AND WAS STOPPED AND TACKLED TO THE FLOOR BY FLT ATTENDANT #1. SEVERAL MALE FIRST CLASS PAX THEN ASSISTED IN SUBDUING PAX WHO WAS VERY PARANOID AND EXTREMELY IRATE. PAX WAS HAND CUFFED AND LEG CUFFED AND ALSO SAT ON BY SEVERAL PEOPLE UNTIL WE REACHED THE GATE. PAX THEN SURRENDERED TO LCL ARPT POLICE WHO REMOVED HIM FROM THE ACFT.
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.