<< >> NASA ASRS Report 190665, October 1991

Passenger in an air taxi flight are found to have been drinking alcohol not provided by the air carrier.

Attributes
ACN	190665
Time
Date	199110
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 5nn
State Reference	AK
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : phl
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	190665
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : passenger
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On a non scheduled part 135 flight rear seat passenger were presumed to be consuming alcoholic beverages without being served by the certificate holder. The problem was discovered by a local police officer who conducted a search of the plane and found 2 empty cans of beer. He then reported this to the FAA. I believe this occurred because the passenger were unfamiliar with far 135.121. The next time if I ever expect passenger have alcoholic beverages in their possession I will inform them of far 135.121.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PAX IN AN AIR TAXI FLT ARE FOUND TO HAVE BEEN DRINKING ALCOHOL NOT PROVIDED BY THE ACR.

Narrative: ON A NON SCHEDULED PART 135 FLT REAR SEAT PAX WERE PRESUMED TO BE CONSUMING ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES WITHOUT BEING SERVED BY THE CERTIFICATE HOLDER. THE PROBLEM WAS DISCOVERED BY A LCL POLICE OFFICER WHO CONDUCTED A SEARCH OF THE PLANE AND FOUND 2 EMPTY CANS OF BEER. HE THEN RPTED THIS TO THE FAA. I BELIEVE THIS OCCURRED BECAUSE THE PAX WERE UNFAMILIAR WITH FAR 135.121. THE NEXT TIME IF I EVER EXPECT PAX HAVE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES IN THEIR POSSESSION I WILL INFORM THEM OF FAR 135.121.

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.