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Flight attendant report regarding a passenger who became unruly when he was refused further alcohol service on board an S80. Aircraft returned to gate and passenger was removed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 421981 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199810 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 421981 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Passenger was friendly at beginning. He had 2 vodka tonics predep. He became slightly belligerent when refused another drink. Captain came back to talk to him and decided it was ok to go after talking to the #1 flight attendant. We pushed back and waited and after finding that we had some passenger who misboarded for lax, we went back to the gate. At this time the #1 flight attendant told the captain that the passenger had asked for another drink and complained. The captain talked with #1 flight attendant and decided to call police and have passenger removed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT REGARDING A PAX WHO BECAME UNRULY WHEN HE WAS REFUSED FURTHER ALCOHOL SVC ON BOARD AN S80. ACFT RETURNED TO GATE AND PAX WAS REMOVED.
Narrative: PAX WAS FRIENDLY AT BEGINNING. HE HAD 2 VODKA TONICS PREDEP. HE BECAME SLIGHTLY BELLIGERENT WHEN REFUSED ANOTHER DRINK. CAPT CAME BACK TO TALK TO HIM AND DECIDED IT WAS OK TO GO AFTER TALKING TO THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT. WE PUSHED BACK AND WAITED AND AFTER FINDING THAT WE HAD SOME PAX WHO MISBOARDED FOR LAX, WE WENT BACK TO THE GATE. AT THIS TIME THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT TOLD THE CAPT THAT THE PAX HAD ASKED FOR ANOTHER DRINK AND COMPLAINED. THE CAPT TALKED WITH #1 FLT ATTENDANT AND DECIDED TO CALL POLICE AND HAVE PAX REMOVED.
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.