Narrative:

4 flight attendants: a, B, C, D. Flight attendants C and D came to cockpit prior to flight and advised me that they believed flight attendant B was drinking alcohol while on duty. I conferred with flight attendant B in the loading bridge and decided that while I could not be positive that she was drinking, there was enough evidence to warrant removing her from the crew. The aircraft was to travel from cle to lga. I advised flight attendant B of my decision and directed her to remain seated on the aft flight attendant jumpseat and to in no way participate in any activities as part of the crew. During the flight it occurred to me that I should not have allowed her to situation on the jumpseat, and I then advised the a flight attendant to remove her from the jumpseat and have her occupy a passenger seat, which she did.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT OF ACR MLG ACFT RELIEVED A FLT ATTENDANT FROM DUTY BECAUSE OF DRINKING ALCOHOL ON DUTY.

Narrative: 4 FLT ATTENDANTS: A, B, C, D. FLT ATTENDANTS C AND D CAME TO COCKPIT PRIOR TO FLT AND ADVISED ME THAT THEY BELIEVED FLT ATTENDANT B WAS DRINKING ALCOHOL WHILE ON DUTY. I CONFERRED WITH FLT ATTENDANT B IN THE LOADING BRIDGE AND DECIDED THAT WHILE I COULD NOT BE POSITIVE THAT SHE WAS DRINKING, THERE WAS ENOUGH EVIDENCE TO WARRANT REMOVING HER FROM THE CREW. THE ACFT WAS TO TRAVEL FROM CLE TO LGA. I ADVISED FLT ATTENDANT B OF MY DECISION AND DIRECTED HER TO REMAIN SEATED ON THE AFT FLT ATTENDANT JUMPSEAT AND TO IN NO WAY PARTICIPATE IN ANY ACTIVITIES AS PART OF THE CREW. DURING THE FLT IT OCCURRED TO ME THAT I SHOULD NOT HAVE ALLOWED HER TO SIT ON THE JUMPSEAT, AND I THEN ADVISED THE A FLT ATTENDANT TO REMOVE HER FROM THE JUMPSEAT AND HAVE HER OCCUPY A PAX SEAT, WHICH SHE DID.

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.