A passenger acting erratically was subsequently restrained and treated by a physician on board.

Attributes
ACN	655996
Time
Date	200505
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : pdt.vortac
State Reference	OR
Altitude	msl single value : 36000
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zse.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-500
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	655996
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger illness cabin event : passenger misconduct
Independent Detector	other other : 3
Resolutory Action	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance Cabin Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

During cruise; 'aft service' door warning light came on for about 5 seconds; then went out. About 10 seconds later; the flight attendant called to say there was a situation in which a passenger had tried to open aft service door. She called for help; and several other passenger helped restrain the passenger in question. Handcuffs were used as well as duct tape on the legs. A doctor checked the restrained passenger at this time. The flight attendant and the doctor believed the passenger may be hypoglycemic. Juice was offered; passenger seemed to regain composure. No further problems encountered. Dispatch was notified of a level 2 threat initially and then advised that the situation was under control and that we wanted law enforcement as well as medical personnel to meet the flight. The rest of the flight was normal. Passenger was restrained to the floor for landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PAX ACTING ERRATICALLY WAS SUBSEQUENTLY RESTRAINED AND TREATED BY A PHYSICIAN ON BOARD.

Narrative: DURING CRUISE; 'AFT SVC' DOOR WARNING LIGHT CAME ON FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS; THEN WENT OUT. ABOUT 10 SECONDS LATER; THE FLT ATTENDANT CALLED TO SAY THERE WAS A SITUATION IN WHICH A PAX HAD TRIED TO OPEN AFT SVC DOOR. SHE CALLED FOR HELP; AND SEVERAL OTHER PAX HELPED RESTRAIN THE PAX IN QUESTION. HANDCUFFS WERE USED AS WELL AS DUCT TAPE ON THE LEGS. A DOCTOR CHKED THE RESTRAINED PAX AT THIS TIME. THE FLT ATTENDANT AND THE DOCTOR BELIEVED THE PAX MAY BE HYPOGLYCEMIC. JUICE WAS OFFERED; PAX SEEMED TO REGAIN COMPOSURE. NO FURTHER PROBS ENCOUNTERED. DISPATCH WAS NOTIFIED OF A LEVEL 2 THREAT INITIALLY AND THEN ADVISED THAT THE SITUATION WAS UNDER CTL AND THAT WE WANTED LAW ENFORCEMENT AS WELL AS MEDICAL PERSONNEL TO MEET THE FLT. THE REST OF THE FLT WAS NORMAL. PAX WAS RESTRAINED TO THE FLOOR FOR LNDG.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.