During boarding on an MD80 a passenger commented that the flight attendant was 'pretty.' he later stated he was going to marry her and would wait for her outside. Flight attendant #4 discovered he was drinking from his own bottles. The captain was informed and called for police to meet the aircraft.

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Attributes
ACN	428745
Time
Date	199902
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 002.airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty observation : company check pilot
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 2 flight attendant time total : 2
ASRS Report	428745
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	observation : passenger
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger misconduct
Independent Detector	other other : cab
Resolutory Action	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

Passenger said I was pretty when he came on board. I thanked him. Then he started harassing me, saying that he would wait for me outside, that he was going to marry me. Flight attendant #4 found him pouring whiskey from his own personal bottles. She took the bottles and informed the captain. The plane was met by the police.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DURING BOARDING ON AN MD80 A PAX COMMENTED THAT THE FLT ATTENDANT WAS 'PRETTY.' HE LATER STATED HE WAS GOING TO MARRY HER AND WOULD WAIT FOR HER OUTSIDE. FLT ATTENDANT #4 DISCOVERED HE WAS DRINKING FROM HIS OWN BOTTLES. THE CAPT WAS INFORMED AND CALLED FOR POLICE TO MEET THE ACFT.

Narrative: PAX SAID I WAS PRETTY WHEN HE CAME ON BOARD. I THANKED HIM. THEN HE STARTED HARASSING ME, SAYING THAT HE WOULD WAIT FOR ME OUTSIDE, THAT HE WAS GOING TO MARRY ME. FLT ATTENDANT #4 FOUND HIM POURING WHISKEY FROM HIS OWN PERSONAL BOTTLES. SHE TOOK THE BOTTLES AND INFORMED THE CAPT. THE PLANE WAS MET BY THE POLICE.

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.