Narrative:

Flight attendant #2 informed me that during taxi and safety demonstration a passenger reached for her and tried to reach up her dress. She called me on the intercom and told me he appeared to be intoxicated and smelled of alcohol. I called captain and after conferring with #2 on the phone, elected to go back to gate to have passenger removed. Company officials and gate agents talked with 'complaint resolution officer' and it was decided to have him removed. Local auths did not press charges at the time he was removed. Flight continued as normal. The man had carried on his own cocktail concealed in a coke container.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DURING TAXI ONBOARD MD80, INTOXICATED PAX ASSAULTED CABIN ATTENDANT IN AISLE DURING SAFETY DEMONSTRATION. FLC RETURNED TO GATE AND HAD PAX REMOVED. FLT CONTINUED ON WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

Narrative: FLT ATTENDANT #2 INFORMED ME THAT DURING TAXI AND SAFETY DEMONSTRATION A PAX REACHED FOR HER AND TRIED TO REACH UP HER DRESS. SHE CALLED ME ON THE INTERCOM AND TOLD ME HE APPEARED TO BE INTOXICATED AND SMELLED OF ALCOHOL. I CALLED CAPT AND AFTER CONFERRING WITH #2 ON THE PHONE, ELECTED TO GO BACK TO GATE TO HAVE PAX REMOVED. COMPANY OFFICIALS AND GATE AGENTS TALKED WITH 'COMPLAINT RESOLUTION OFFICER' AND IT WAS DECIDED TO HAVE HIM REMOVED. LCL AUTHS DID NOT PRESS CHARGES AT THE TIME HE WAS REMOVED. FLT CONTINUED AS NORMAL. THE MAN HAD CARRIED ON HIS OWN COCKTAIL CONCEALED IN A COKE CONTAINER.

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.