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2 A320 passenger had an altercation during approach. The crew declared a security alert and were met by airport police.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 720822 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200612 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zzz.tracon |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 5000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : zzz.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 980 |
| ASRS Report | 720822 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger misconduct non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
At approximately 5000 ft while being vectored for a visual approach; #1 flight attendant alerted the cockpit to an altercation between passenger in the forward cabin. The first officer; PNF; was communicating with the #1 flight attendant; alerted the captain of a possible fight in the cabin. The captain declared a level 1 security threat with TRACON; requested priority handling and for law enforcement to meet the aircraft. An ACARS message was sent to dispatch informing them of the level 1 declaration. The aircraft was cleared for a visual approach; landed and docked at gate. Law enforcement met the aircraft. Airport police instructed that all passenger deplane and that those involved be pointed out to them by the #1 flight attendant. Law enforcement interviewed those involved and subsequently released all.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: 2 A320 PAX HAD AN ALTERCATION DURING APCH. THE CREW DECLARED A SECURITY ALERT AND WERE MET BY ARPT POLICE.
Narrative: AT APPROX 5000 FT WHILE BEING VECTORED FOR A VISUAL APCH; #1 FLT ATTENDANT ALERTED THE COCKPIT TO AN ALTERCATION BTWN PAX IN THE FORWARD CABIN. THE FO; PNF; WAS COMMUNICATING WITH THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT; ALERTED THE CAPT OF A POSSIBLE FIGHT IN THE CABIN. THE CAPT DECLARED A LEVEL 1 SECURITY THREAT WITH TRACON; REQUESTED PRIORITY HANDLING AND FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT TO MEET THE ACFT. AN ACARS MESSAGE WAS SENT TO DISPATCH INFORMING THEM OF THE LEVEL 1 DECLARATION. THE ACFT WAS CLRED FOR A VISUAL APCH; LANDED AND DOCKED AT GATE. LAW ENFORCEMENT MET THE ACFT. ARPT POLICE INSTRUCTED THAT ALL PAX DEPLANE AND THAT THOSE INVOLVED BE POINTED OUT TO THEM BY THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT. LAW ENFORCEMENT INTERVIEWED THOSE INVOLVED AND SUBSEQUENTLY RELEASED ALL.
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.