<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1767832, October 2020

Air carrier flight crew reported a possibly intoxicated passenger was non-compliant with face mask policy.

Attributes
ACN	1767832
Time
Date	202010
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument
Person 2
Function	Pilot Flying First Officer
Qualification	Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Passenger Misconduct

Narrative:

A passenger initially would not wear a mask. The flight attendants gave the passenger a few warnings and moved the passenger to the back and the passenger agreed to wear the mask. The flight attendants reported to me that the passenger was compliant and we were good to depart. The following day the flight attendants informed me that the passenger was possibly intoxicated and should have been removed.cause - desire by the flight attendant to be lenient and not remove a passenger if not absolutely needed. Too much focus on mask compliance and forgetting about intoxication regulations.increase communication on cabin discrepancies to increase awareness.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Air carrier flight crew reported a possibly intoxicated passenger was non-compliant with face mask policy.

Narrative: A passenger initially would not wear a mask. The flight attendants gave the passenger a few warnings and moved the passenger to the back and the passenger agreed to wear the mask. The flight attendants reported to me that the passenger was compliant and we were good to depart. The following day the flight attendants informed me that the passenger was possibly intoxicated and should have been removed.Cause - Desire by the flight attendant to be lenient and not remove a passenger if not absolutely needed. Too much focus on mask compliance and forgetting about intoxication regulations.Increase communication on cabin discrepancies to increase awareness.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.