Medically ill passenger becomes disruptive and violent during cruise phase of air carrier flight.

Attributes
ACN	132061
Time
Date	198912
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ilc
State Reference	NV
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zlc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	cruise other cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	132061
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

At xa, F/a's called indicating they had misbehavior in rear of aircraft. Later we found it medically related, so a doctor was summoned from passenger. I then went back to cabin to evaluate situation. The doctor indicated the disturbing passenger was calm now and expected her to remain so for duration of flight (1 hour), so we proceeded to destination. Upon arrival, passenger was taken to hospital. This person should never have been boarded, and I feel that the person who boarded her put us all at risk! Later I found that she was undergoing treatment for mental illness, that she grabbed an F/a by the hair and shook her while grabbing and bruising/scratching other passenger. I personally would never have let her on the plane, had I seen her anywhere near the state of agitation in which I did see her! Actually she was ok for the first 2 hours of flight, but just flipped out after 2 hours.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MEDICALLY ILL PASSENGER BECOMES DISRUPTIVE AND VIOLENT DURING CRUISE PHASE OF ACR FLT.

Narrative: AT XA, F/A'S CALLED INDICATING THEY HAD MISBEHAVIOR IN REAR OF ACFT. LATER WE FOUND IT MEDICALLY RELATED, SO A DOCTOR WAS SUMMONED FROM PAX. I THEN WENT BACK TO CABIN TO EVALUATE SITUATION. THE DOCTOR INDICATED THE DISTURBING PAX WAS CALM NOW AND EXPECTED HER TO REMAIN SO FOR DURATION OF FLT (1 HR), SO WE PROCEEDED TO DEST. UPON ARR, PAX WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL. THIS PERSON SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN BOARDED, AND I FEEL THAT THE PERSON WHO BOARDED HER PUT US ALL AT RISK! LATER I FOUND THAT SHE WAS UNDERGOING TREATMENT FOR MENTAL ILLNESS, THAT SHE GRABBED AN F/A BY THE HAIR AND SHOOK HER WHILE GRABBING AND BRUISING/SCRATCHING OTHER PAX. I PERSONALLY WOULD NEVER HAVE LET HER ON THE PLANE, HAD I SEEN HER ANYWHERE NEAR THE STATE OF AGITATION IN WHICH I DID SEE HER! ACTUALLY SHE WAS OK FOR THE FIRST 2 HRS OF FLT, BUT JUST FLIPPED OUT AFTER 2 HRS.

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.