'A' flight attendant intoxicated, after flight crew evaluation, kept in cockpit.

Attributes
ACN	222070
Time
Date	199209
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : stl
State Reference	MO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 31000 msl bound upper : 31000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zkc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	222070
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

After about 1 hour into flight a flight attendant notified us that the 'a' flight attendant appeared drunk. The captain brought the 'a' flight attendant into the cockpit to question and evaluate. It was soon determined symptoms were from lack of coordination and appeared dazed. Her language lacked continuity. We felt best to keep her in the cockpit the remainder of the trip for her own safety. She had already fallen and broke glasses from dropping service trays. She was relieved of duty in las.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: 'A' FLT ATTENDANT INTOXICATED, AFTER FLC EVALUATION, KEPT IN COCKPIT.

Narrative: AFTER ABOUT 1 HR INTO FLT A FLT ATTENDANT NOTIFIED US THAT THE 'A' FLT ATTENDANT APPEARED DRUNK. THE CAPT BROUGHT THE 'A' FLT ATTENDANT INTO THE COCKPIT TO QUESTION AND EVALUATE. IT WAS SOON DETERMINED SYMPTOMS WERE FROM LACK OF COORD AND APPEARED DAZED. HER LANGUAGE LACKED CONTINUITY. WE FELT BEST TO KEEP HER IN THE COCKPIT THE REMAINDER OF THE TRIP FOR HER OWN SAFETY. SHE HAD ALREADY FALLEN AND BROKE GLASSES FROM DROPPING SVC TRAYS. SHE WAS RELIEVED OF DUTY IN LAS.

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.