F100 passenger observed another passenger misconduct.

Attributes
ACN	523947
Time
Date	200107
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord.airport
State Reference	IL
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : c90.tracon tracon : dca.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Fokker 100
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 5
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 8 flight attendant time total : 8 flight attendant time type : 80
ASRS Report	523947
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	observation : passenger
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger misconduct other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : 2
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

Female passenger approached me in the galley with a hand written note stating that the man next to her was masturbating during takeoff. She moved seats. She was very shaken up and upset about this because there were children across from where they were sitting. I asked her if he had exposed himself and she said 'no,' that it was underneath a blanket that she saw the motions. I notified the captain of the situation. The woman said that she wanted the man arrested. After talking to the captain, I notified the woman that we could not have him arrested, that she would have to pursue it on her own. She requested the police to meet the flight and they did.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: F100 PAX OBSERVED ANOTHER PAX MISCONDUCT.

Narrative: FEMALE PAX APCHED ME IN THE GALLEY WITH A HAND WRITTEN NOTE STATING THAT THE MAN NEXT TO HER WAS MASTURBATING DURING TKOF. SHE MOVED SEATS. SHE WAS VERY SHAKEN UP AND UPSET ABOUT THIS BECAUSE THERE WERE CHILDREN ACROSS FROM WHERE THEY WERE SITTING. I ASKED HER IF HE HAD EXPOSED HIMSELF AND SHE SAID 'NO,' THAT IT WAS UNDERNEATH A BLANKET THAT SHE SAW THE MOTIONS. I NOTIFIED THE CAPT OF THE SIT. THE WOMAN SAID THAT SHE WANTED THE MAN ARRESTED. AFTER TALKING TO THE CAPT, I NOTIFIED THE WOMAN THAT WE COULD NOT HAVE HIM ARRESTED, THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO PURSUE IT ON HER OWN. SHE REQUESTED THE POLICE TO MEET THE FLT AND THEY DID.

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.