Flight attendant report, B727, dfw-fll, unruly, intoxicated passenger. Police called in fll, no arre...

Attributes
ACN	437350
Time
Date	199905
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fll.airport
State Reference	FL
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zma.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level descent : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 6
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 13 flight attendant time total : 13 flight attendant time type : 30
ASRS Report	437350
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	observation : passenger
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger misconduct non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other other : 1
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance Company Cabin Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

Passenger arrived to the departure gate at departure time, upon exiting the bar across the hall. Upon boarding, he began asking for vodka. He was loud and kept drawing attention to himself. 45 mins prior to landing, he came to the back galley and wanted another vodka. Since he'd been served two in a 2 hour flight we told him the liquor was locked up. He was angry and wanted the names of all crew members, and to speak to the captain immediately. I didn't have a direct conversation with him, but he also took medication once he boarded the airplane. He told the police officer, who met the flight, that it was vicodin (I believe). He wasn't arrested, but was told he was very close by the officer and very under the influence. When we walked through the terminal, he was on the pay phone requesting a flight manifest. He then followed us downstairs. Nothing else transpired. During the flight he told us he was a doctor and had performed 5 surgeries that day, so he deserved the vodka.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT, B727, DFW-FLL, UNRULY, INTOXICATED PAX. POLICE CALLED IN FLL, NO ARREST.

Narrative: PAX ARRIVED TO THE DEP GATE AT DEP TIME, UPON EXITING THE BAR ACROSS THE HALL. UPON BOARDING, HE BEGAN ASKING FOR VODKA. HE WAS LOUD AND KEPT DRAWING ATTN TO HIMSELF. 45 MINS PRIOR TO LNDG, HE CAME TO THE BACK GALLEY AND WANTED ANOTHER VODKA. SINCE HE'D BEEN SERVED TWO IN A 2 HR FLT WE TOLD HIM THE LIQUOR WAS LOCKED UP. HE WAS ANGRY AND WANTED THE NAMES OF ALL CREW MEMBERS, AND TO SPEAK TO THE CAPT IMMEDIATELY. I DIDN'T HAVE A DIRECT CONVERSATION WITH HIM, BUT HE ALSO TOOK MEDICATION ONCE HE BOARDED THE AIRPLANE. HE TOLD THE POLICE OFFICER, WHO MET THE FLT, THAT IT WAS VICODIN (I BELIEVE). HE WASN'T ARRESTED, BUT WAS TOLD HE WAS VERY CLOSE BY THE OFFICER AND VERY UNDER THE INFLUENCE. WHEN WE WALKED THROUGH THE TERMINAL, HE WAS ON THE PAY PHONE REQUESTING A FLT MANIFEST. HE THEN FOLLOWED US DOWNSTAIRS. NOTHING ELSE TRANSPIRED. DURING THE FLT HE TOLD US HE WAS A DOCTOR AND HAD PERFORMED 5 SURGERIES THAT DAY, SO HE DESERVED THE VODKA.

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.

Flight attendant report, B727, dfw-fll, unruly, intoxicated passenger. Police called in fll, no arrest.