Report of an unruly passenger causing an in-flight disturbance.

Attributes
ACN	185792
Time
Date	199108
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : spa
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 20000 msl bound upper : 20000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : ztl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute airway : ztl
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	185792
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

The captain in command of flight had delegated the leg of flight clt-atl to be flown by me. Before we could reach cruise altitude the aft flight attendant advised the cockpit, in person, that a passenger was unruly and causing a disturbance and would not situation down. The captain told me to take over completely while he personally checked on the passenger in question. I heard some shouting and the captain returned to the cockpit and resumed his station and duties while informing the company of the disturbance.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPT OF AN UNRULY PAX CAUSING AN INFLT DISTURBANCE.

Narrative: THE CAPT IN COMMAND OF FLT HAD DELEGATED THE LEG OF FLT CLT-ATL TO BE FLOWN BY ME. BEFORE WE COULD REACH CRUISE ALT THE AFT FLT ATTENDANT ADVISED THE COCKPIT, IN PERSON, THAT A PAX WAS UNRULY AND CAUSING A DISTURBANCE AND WOULD NOT SIT DOWN. THE CAPT TOLD ME TO TAKE OVER COMPLETELY WHILE HE PERSONALLY CHKED ON THE PAX IN QUESTION. I HEARD SOME SHOUTING AND THE CAPT RETURNED TO THE COCKPIT AND RESUMED HIS STATION AND DUTIES WHILE INFORMING THE COMPANY OF THE DISTURBANCE.

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.