B757-200 crew had a threatening passenger removed after he stated he wanted to shoot the crew.

Attributes
ACN	524762
Time
Date	200109
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : phx.airport
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 17500 flight time type : 230
ASRS Report	524762
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger misconduct
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 3
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

Passenger X was pre boarded to first class on flight at gate in phx by wheel chair and straight back due to the nature of his handicap. At one point before any other passenger were boarded, he was witnessed saying 'I would kike to shoot you' by first officer and flight attendant. As flight attendant was serving, passenger X, he again said 'I would like to shoot you.' I was told what was happening and immediately called for a resolution rep. After conferring with the rep and flight crew, I wanted passenger X removed from the flight. My decision was based on the uncertainty of passenger X! Emotional and psychological state, the integrity of my flight crew, the safety of this flight and passenger under the present environment, and the added stress of having this individual on our flight. Passenger X was removed respectfully by our agents, without any resistance or complaints by passenger X.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757-200 CREW HAD A THREATENING PAX REMOVED AFTER HE STATED HE WANTED TO SHOOT THE CREW.

Narrative: PAX X WAS PRE BOARDED TO FIRST CLASS ON FLT AT GATE IN PHX BY WHEEL CHAIR AND STRAIGHT BACK DUE TO THE NATURE OF HIS HANDICAP. AT ONE POINT BEFORE ANY OTHER PAX WERE BOARDED, HE WAS WITNESSED SAYING 'I WOULD KIKE TO SHOOT YOU' BY FO AND FLT ATTENDANT. AS FLT ATTENDANT WAS SERVING, PAX X, HE AGAIN SAID 'I WOULD LIKE TO SHOOT YOU.' I WAS TOLD WHAT WAS HAPPENING AND IMMEDIATELY CALLED FOR A RESOLUTION REP. AFTER CONFERRING WITH THE REP AND FLT CREW, I WANTED PAX X REMOVED FROM THE FLT. MY DECISION WAS BASED ON THE UNCERTAINTY OF PAX X! EMOTIONAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL STATE, THE INTEGRITY OF MY FLT CREW, THE SAFETY OF THIS FLT AND PAX UNDER THE PRESENT ENVIRONMENT, AND THE ADDED STRESS OF HAVING THIS INDIVIDUAL ON OUR FLT. PAX X WAS REMOVED RESPECTFULLY BY OUR AGENTS, WITHOUT ANY RESISTANCE OR COMPLAINTS BY PAX X.

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.