Aircraft in position for takeoff when cockpit notified of fighting passenger.

Attributes
ACN	255509
Time
Date	199309
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground : holding ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 600 flight time type : 900
ASRS Report	255509
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

We were in position for takeoff when flight attendant called and said we had a riot in the aft cabin. We requested taxi clearance to the gate and left the runway with people out of their seats fighting. Security met the flight and removed fighting passenger. Flight was from okd to lga.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT IN POS FOR TKOF WHEN COCKPIT NOTIFIED OF FIGHTING PAX.

Narrative: WE WERE IN POS FOR TKOF WHEN FLT ATTENDANT CALLED AND SAID WE HAD A RIOT IN THE AFT CABIN. WE REQUESTED TAXI CLRNC TO THE GATE AND LEFT THE RWY WITH PEOPLE OUT OF THEIR SEATS FIGHTING. SECURITY MET THE FLT AND REMOVED FIGHTING PAX. FLT WAS FROM OKD TO LGA.

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.