Flight attendant report, A300, jfk-pop, taxi out, passenger violated FARS and made death threats against flight attendant, return to gate, passenger arrested.

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Attributes
ACN	443750
Time
Date	199907
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : jfk.tower
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : jfk.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 7
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 2 flight attendant time total : 2 flight attendant time type : 20
ASRS Report	443750
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	observation : passenger
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger misconduct cabin event : passenger contraband cabin event other non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other other : cab #1
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

After safety video was played, I proceeded with cabin checks. The passenger in seat a was asked to bring his seatback up for takeoff. Passenger didn't comply and was asked again. At that point I raised the seatback for him, and continued with cabin check. The captain gave the signal for takeoff and at that point I took my seat in my jump seat. As I buckled in, the passenger said 'are you sitting there?' my response was 'yes.' at that point the passenger said 'I think you should die in that seat.' he said it again, when I asked what he said. Upon hearing it a second time, I notified the purser and proceeded to the cockpit. While I was briefing the captain, the purser went back to talk to the passenger in seat a. Once there, he observed the passenger in seat B drinking liquor out of a bottle. It was obvious that both passenger in seats a and B were drunk. The aircraft returned to the gate, and the police took the passenger and their family off the flight. Liquor was an obvious contributing factor and is a constant problem on this route.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT, A300, JFK-POP, TAXI OUT, PAX VIOLATED FARS AND MADE DEATH THREATS AGAINST FLT ATTENDANT, RETURN TO GATE, PAX ARRESTED.

Narrative: AFTER SAFETY VIDEO WAS PLAYED, I PROCEEDED WITH CABIN CHKS. THE PAX IN SEAT A WAS ASKED TO BRING HIS SEATBACK UP FOR TKOF. PAX DIDN'T COMPLY AND WAS ASKED AGAIN. AT THAT POINT I RAISED THE SEATBACK FOR HIM, AND CONTINUED WITH CABIN CHK. THE CAPT GAVE THE SIGNAL FOR TKOF AND AT THAT POINT I TOOK MY SEAT IN MY JUMP SEAT. AS I BUCKLED IN, THE PAX SAID 'ARE YOU SITTING THERE?' MY RESPONSE WAS 'YES.' AT THAT POINT THE PAX SAID 'I THINK YOU SHOULD DIE IN THAT SEAT.' HE SAID IT AGAIN, WHEN I ASKED WHAT HE SAID. UPON HEARING IT A SECOND TIME, I NOTIFIED THE PURSER AND PROCEEDED TO THE COCKPIT. WHILE I WAS BRIEFING THE CAPT, THE PURSER WENT BACK TO TALK TO THE PAX IN SEAT A. ONCE THERE, HE OBSERVED THE PAX IN SEAT B DRINKING LIQUOR OUT OF A BOTTLE. IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT BOTH PAX IN SEATS A AND B WERE DRUNK. THE ACFT RETURNED TO THE GATE, AND THE POLICE TOOK THE PAX AND THEIR FAMILY OFF THE FLT. LIQUOR WAS AN OBVIOUS CONTRIBUTING FACTOR AND IS A CONSTANT PROB ON THIS RTE.

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.