Narrative:

In boarding process, purser said we had an intoxicated passenger and my reply was we could not take him. While on the jetbridge phone with maintenance, I overheard conversation between passenger, purser, and agent. Passenger said he had a few drinks but wasn't drunk and would not be a problem. Said he planned to sleep the whole way home. Another flight attendant interjected he would not be served alcoholic drink. I finished my phone call and briefed purser on maintenance problem and returned to cockpit to run checklists as departure time was near. As door was closing, I asked purser what became of subject passenger and he said he was on board and would not be a problem. Passenger was not belligerent and the only symptom I noticed was maybe a mild stupor.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B767 CAPT RPTED THAT A DRUNK PAX WAS BOARDED AFTER HE STATED TO THE FLT ATTENDANT IN CHARGE AND THE GATE AGENT NOT TO BOARD THE PAX.

Narrative: IN BOARDING PROCESS, PURSER SAID WE HAD AN INTOXICATED PAX AND MY REPLY WAS WE COULD NOT TAKE HIM. WHILE ON THE JETBRIDGE PHONE WITH MAINT, I OVERHEARD CONVERSATION BTWN PAX, PURSER, AND AGENT. PAX SAID HE HAD A FEW DRINKS BUT WASN'T DRUNK AND WOULD NOT BE A PROB. SAID HE PLANNED TO SLEEP THE WHOLE WAY HOME. ANOTHER FLT ATTENDANT INTERJECTED HE WOULD NOT BE SERVED ALCOHOLIC DRINK. I FINISHED MY PHONE CALL AND BRIEFED PURSER ON MAINT PROB AND RETURNED TO COCKPIT TO RUN CHKLISTS AS DEP TIME WAS NEAR. AS DOOR WAS CLOSING, I ASKED PURSER WHAT BECAME OF SUBJECT PAX AND HE SAID HE WAS ON BOARD AND WOULD NOT BE A PROB. PAX WAS NOT BELLIGERENT AND THE ONLY SYMPTOM I NOTICED WAS MAYBE A MILD STUPOR.

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.