# Incident 19940127023039I: Boeing 757223, Washington, DC, January 27, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 1994, 21:50 local time
- Place: Washington, DC
- Airport: Washington National
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 38.8951° N, 77.0364° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Washington, DC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8951&lon=-77.0364&mi=10
- Aircraft: N686AA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N686AA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 757-223 (registry code 1384957, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-757-223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce RB-211 series (registry code 54555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-rb-211-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 757223
- People aboard: 191
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940127023039I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NARRATIVE: MS. CAROLYN DELAINE ALEXANDER WAS A PASSENGER ABOARD AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT 374 A BOEING 757, ENROUTE FROM DFW TO DCA ON 01-27-94. BECAUSE OF LIGHT TO MODERATE CHOPPY AIR, THE SEAT BELT SIGN HAD BEEN TURNED ON FOR THE ENTIRE FLIGHT. AFTER REPEATED REQUESTS BY THE F/A'S TO BE SEATED, IN A BELLIGERENT, PROFANE, AND INTIMIDATING MANNER, MS. ALEXANDER REFUSED TO TAKE HER SEAT AND WOULD NOT BUCKLE HER CHILD IN THE SEAT. ON LANDING ROLL, SHE GOT OUT OF HER SEAT TWICE AND TRIED TO REMOVE HER BAGS FROM THE OVERHEAD BIN, REQUIRING THE CAPTAIN TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT ON THE TAXIWAY. MWAA (DCA) POLICE MET THE AIRCRAFT AND THE WOMAN WAS HELD IN CUSTODY UNTIL A WRITTEN COMPLAINT WAS FILED BY THE CREW.

## Other reports on N686AA (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20000121003159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000121003159I), Jan 21, 2000: Boeing 757223 (N686AA), Lincoln, NE. American airlines flight 159, B-757, on flight from newark, NJ, to los angeles, CA, diverted into Lincoln, NE, due to smoke in the cockpit. The number two…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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