An unruly passenger is met at destination by law enforcement.

Attributes
ACN	558577
Time
Date	200208
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jfk.airport
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
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 crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	558577
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger misconduct cabin event : passenger electronic device non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : cab 3
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

While taxing to gate at jfk, received call from back regarding irate female passenger. Requested port authority/authorized police meet aircraft at gate. Upon gate arrival, I was informed that flight attendant #3 was verbally assaulted by a female passenger who was told to turn off her cell phone. According to the #1 flight attendant, she could be heard in the front from approximately row xo. I spoke to police when door was opened and explained situation. They spoke to the woman and let her go. No physical violence was involved but the female passenger made threats of violence. I thought it best to let the police handle it.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN UNRULY PAX IS MET AT DEST BY LAW ENFORCEMENT.

Narrative: WHILE TAXING TO GATE AT JFK, RECEIVED CALL FROM BACK REGARDING IRATE FEMALE PAX. REQUESTED PORT AUTH POLICE MEET ACFT AT GATE. UPON GATE ARR, I WAS INFORMED THAT FLT ATTENDANT #3 WAS VERBALLY ASSAULTED BY A FEMALE PAX WHO WAS TOLD TO TURN OFF HER CELL PHONE. ACCORDING TO THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT, SHE COULD BE HEARD IN THE FRONT FROM APPROX ROW XO. I SPOKE TO POLICE WHEN DOOR WAS OPENED AND EXPLAINED SIT. THEY SPOKE TO THE WOMAN AND LET HER GO. NO PHYSICAL VIOLENCE WAS INVOLVED BUT THE FEMALE PAX MADE THREATS OF VIOLENCE. I THOUGHT IT BEST TO LET THE POLICE HANDLE IT.

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.