Cabin crew had a problem with an apparently intoxicated passenger.

Attributes
ACN	87617
Time
Date	198805
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mci
State Reference	MO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 30000 msl bound upper : 30000
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : den
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	87617
Person 2
Function	observation : passenger
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Report from flight attendant concerns an elderly passenger who tried to board with a drink in hand, was intoxicated, rude, obscene and vulgar while demanding service, i.e. More drinks. He was very annoying to other passenger and at one point he shoved the reporter. Captain agreed that police should meet flight in phx but crew later changed their minds about this. Reporter abhors the treatment uniformed flight crew members are sometimes forced to endure from the traveling public.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CABIN CREW HAD A PROBLEM WITH AN APPARENTLY INTOXICATED PASSENGER.

Narrative: REPORT FROM FLT ATTENDANT CONCERNS AN ELDERLY PAX WHO TRIED TO BOARD WITH A DRINK IN HAND, WAS INTOXICATED, RUDE, OBSCENE AND VULGAR WHILE DEMANDING SERVICE, I.E. MORE DRINKS. HE WAS VERY ANNOYING TO OTHER PAX AND AT ONE POINT HE SHOVED THE REPORTER. CAPT AGREED THAT POLICE SHOULD MEET FLT IN PHX BUT CREW LATER CHANGED THEIR MINDS ABOUT THIS. REPORTER ABHORS THE TREATMENT UNIFORMED FLT CREW MEMBERS ARE SOMETIMES FORCED TO ENDURE FROM THE TRAVELING PUBLIC.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.