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Onboard B757, 4 passenger boarded were intoxicated and continued in-flight to drink from their own supply. Unruly conduct resulted from confiscation of bottle.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 406913 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199806 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zny |
| State Reference | NY |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zny tower : tlv |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 406913 |
| 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 other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Misconduct of passenger occurred because of consumption of alcohol. They had their own bottle which was discovered during flight. Agents and flight attendants need to be more observant of possibly intoxicated passenger on boarding and they need to at least threaten to deny boarding. One of the men (there were 4) tried to trip the #1 flight attendant in the aisle because she had cut them off and confiscated their bottle. I believe he also tried to smoke in the lavatory. It is very difficult to cut off a passenger when you know you have another hour or 2 left in the flight. I think if the captain had made an appearance maybe it would have helped the situation. Also, certain markets tend to have a lot of drinkers boarding. Sju is definitely one of these. The next week, same flight, we had another problem but he was cut off without incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ONBOARD B757, 4 PAX BOARDED WERE INTOXICATED AND CONTINUED INFLT TO DRINK FROM THEIR OWN SUPPLY. UNRULY CONDUCT RESULTED FROM CONFISCATION OF BOTTLE.
Narrative: MISCONDUCT OF PAX OCCURRED BECAUSE OF CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL. THEY HAD THEIR OWN BOTTLE WHICH WAS DISCOVERED DURING FLT. AGENTS AND FLT ATTENDANTS NEED TO BE MORE OBSERVANT OF POSSIBLY INTOXICATED PAX ON BOARDING AND THEY NEED TO AT LEAST THREATEN TO DENY BOARDING. ONE OF THE MEN (THERE WERE 4) TRIED TO TRIP THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT IN THE AISLE BECAUSE SHE HAD CUT THEM OFF AND CONFISCATED THEIR BOTTLE. I BELIEVE HE ALSO TRIED TO SMOKE IN THE LAVATORY. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO CUT OFF A PAX WHEN YOU KNOW YOU HAVE ANOTHER HR OR 2 LEFT IN THE FLT. I THINK IF THE CAPT HAD MADE AN APPEARANCE MAYBE IT WOULD HAVE HELPED THE SIT. ALSO, CERTAIN MARKETS TEND TO HAVE A LOT OF DRINKERS BOARDING. SJU IS DEFINITELY ONE OF THESE. THE NEXT WK, SAME FLT, WE HAD ANOTHER PROB BUT HE WAS CUT OFF WITHOUT INCIDENT.
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.