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During descent widebody transport flight crew had request from flight attendant for flex cuffs to restrain unruly passenger.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 136459 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199002 |
| Day | Mon |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : jfk |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 9000 msl bound upper : 9000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Widebody, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : n90 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 800 |
| ASRS Report | 136459 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 136711 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
At about 9000' in descent, F/a came to cockpit to request flex cuffs to restrain a female passenger who had become disorderly. She had struck 1 F/a, and threw a bottle of rum, which struck another passenger in the head. Fortunately the #1 F/a was a husky male, and he, with the assistance of other F/a's, managed to restrain the passenger. We were met on arrival by port authority police and medical personnel. There were no apparent serious injuries. I am convinced that with a 2-CREW cockpit we shouldn't get involved in this sort of confrontation, and have to wonder what might have happened had we not had a husky F/a aboard.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DURING DESCENT WDB FLT CREW HAD REQUEST FROM FA FOR FLEX CUFFS TO RESTRAIN UNRULY PASSENGER.
Narrative: AT ABOUT 9000' IN DSCNT, F/A CAME TO COCKPIT TO REQUEST FLEX CUFFS TO RESTRAIN A FEMALE PAX WHO HAD BECOME DISORDERLY. SHE HAD STRUCK 1 F/A, AND THREW A BOTTLE OF RUM, WHICH STRUCK ANOTHER PAX IN THE HEAD. FORTUNATELY THE #1 F/A WAS A HUSKY MALE, AND HE, WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF OTHER F/A'S, MANAGED TO RESTRAIN THE PAX. WE WERE MET ON ARR BY PORT AUTHORITY POLICE AND MEDICAL PERSONNEL. THERE WERE NO APPARENT SERIOUS INJURIES. I AM CONVINCED THAT WITH A 2-CREW COCKPIT WE SHOULDN'T GET INVOLVED IN THIS SORT OF CONFRONTATION, AND HAVE TO WONDER WHAT MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED HAD WE NOT HAD A HUSKY F/A ABOARD.
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.