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An A300 flight attendant reported on a passenger who drew attention to himself before landing at jfk when he would not comply with flight attendant's instructions. An empty alcohol container was found near his seat.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 605997 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200401 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : jfk.airport |
| State Reference | NY |
| Environment | |
| Weather Elements | Snow |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 4 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 18 flight attendant time total : 18 flight attendant time type : 90 |
| ASRS Report | 605997 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger misconduct cabin event : passenger contraband non adherence : far non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
Upon descent, passenger in main cabin, center section of aircraft, would not comply with flight attendant instructions. He would not put tray table upright or fasten seatbelt for landing. Flight attendant discovered an empty bottle of alcohol nearby passenger. He (the passenger) spoke arabic to the #8 flight attendant who is fluent in arabic. It took 3 male flight attendants to restrain passenger to his seat. Flex cuffs were required for this. I was not directly involved, but witnessed the event. Police met the flight in jfk.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN A300 FLT ATTENDANT RPTED ON A PAX WHO DREW ATTN TO HIMSELF BEFORE LNDG AT JFK WHEN HE WOULD NOT COMPLY WITH FLT ATTENDANT'S INSTRUCTIONS. AN EMPTY ALCOHOL CONTAINER WAS FOUND NEAR HIS SEAT.
Narrative: UPON DSCNT, PAX IN MAIN CABIN, CTR SECTION OF ACFT, WOULD NOT COMPLY WITH FLT ATTENDANT INSTRUCTIONS. HE WOULD NOT PUT TRAY TABLE UPRIGHT OR FASTEN SEATBELT FOR LNDG. FLT ATTENDANT DISCOVERED AN EMPTY BOTTLE OF ALCOHOL NEARBY PAX. HE (THE PAX) SPOKE ARABIC TO THE #8 FLT ATTENDANT WHO IS FLUENT IN ARABIC. IT TOOK 3 MALE FLT ATTENDANTS TO RESTRAIN PAX TO HIS SEAT. FLEX CUFFS WERE REQUIRED FOR THIS. I WAS NOT DIRECTLY INVOLVED, BUT WITNESSED THE EVENT. POLICE MET THE FLT IN JFK.
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.