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An arrest was made because of a drug related case of a passenger who was intoxicated and abusive on board a B777 short of landing at mia, fl.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 543181 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200204 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mia.airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zma.artcc tower : bos.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B777 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty oversight : flight attendant in charge |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 6 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 11 flight attendant time total : 11 flight attendant time type : 90 |
| ASRS Report | 543181 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | observation : passenger other personnel other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger misconduct non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : cab 1 pax 3-4 |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor Company |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
Passenger X in coach became intoxicated and was taking either prescription meds or illegal substances. Became unruly and disruptive not only towards other passenger but to crew as well. He would not cooperate with crew member instructions. With the help of near by passenger Y and passenger Z (passenger Z is a department of corrections officer). Passenger X was subdued, flex cuffed (they don't work to well) and held down in seat, until we landed and police officers and fbi agents arrested passenger X.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ARREST WAS MADE BECAUSE OF A DRUG RELATED CASE OF A PAX WHO WAS INTOXICATED AND ABUSIVE ON BOARD A B777 SHORT OF LNDG AT MIA, FL.
Narrative: PAX X IN COACH BECAME INTOXICATED AND WAS TAKING EITHER PRESCRIPTION MEDS OR ILLEGAL SUBSTANCES. BECAME UNRULY AND DISRUPTIVE NOT ONLY TOWARDS OTHER PAX BUT TO CREW AS WELL. HE WOULD NOT COOPERATE WITH CREW MEMBER INSTRUCTIONS. WITH THE HELP OF NEAR BY PAX Y AND PAX Z (PAX Z IS A DEPT OF CORRECTIONS OFFICER). PAX X WAS SUBDUED, FLEX CUFFED (THEY DON'T WORK TO WELL) AND HELD DOWN IN SEAT, UNTIL WE LANDED AND POLICE OFFICERS AND FBI AGENTS ARRESTED 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.