20031230035879I

Incident

FAA incident report · Doug DC-9-32 · Syracuse, NY · December 30, 2003

Date
December 30, 2003 · 22:00 local
Place
Syracuse, NY
Airport
Syracuse Hancock International
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
NWAA
Aircraft
N945N
Reported as
Doug DC932

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On December 30, 2003 at approximately 2200 EST, a passenger aboard nwa flight 1560, from dtw to syr, began a disturbance by rapidly ringing his flight attendant call bell and by refusing to stop the rapid ringing even after flight attendants responded and asked him to cease. Passenger reportedly was angry, irate and threatening, and many passengers were reportedly frightened. The landing and safety preparations of the cabin crew were interfered with by the incident and by the abusive and threatening remarks from the subject passenger. The captain of flight 1560 was notified by the lead f/a, during descent into syr and radioed ahead for police to meet the aircraft upon arrival at the gate. Syracuse police met the aircraft and removed subject passenger. This incident is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON DECEMBER 30, 2003 AT APPROXIMATELY 2200 EST, A PASSENGER ABOARD NWA FLIGHT 1560, FROM DTW TO SYR, BEGAN A DISTURBANCE BY RAPIDLY RINGING HIS FLIGHT ATTENDANT CALL BELL AND BY REFUSING TO STOP THE RAPID RINGING EVEN AFTER FLIGHT ATTENDANTS RESPONDED AND ASKED HIM TO CEASE. PASSENGER REPORTEDLY WAS ANGRY, IRATE AND THREATENING, AND MANY PASSENGERS WERE REPORTEDLY FRIGHTENED. THE LANDING AND SAFETY PREPARATIONS OF THE CABIN CREW WERE INTERFERED WITH BY THE INCIDENT AND BY THE ABUSIVE AND THREATENING REMARKS FROM THE SUBJECT PASSENGER. THE CAPTAIN OF FLIGHT 1560 WAS NOTIFIED BY THE LEAD F/A, DURING DESCENT INTO SYR AND RADIOED AHEAD FOR POLICE TO MEET THE AIRCRAFT UPON ARRIVAL AT THE GATE. SYRACUSE POLICE MET THE AIRCRAFT AND REMOVED SUBJECT PASSENGER. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

Other reports on N945N · 3

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