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FAA incident report · Boeing 737* · Cleveland, OH · August 9, 2006

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Date
August 9, 2006 · 18:00 local
Place
Cleveland, OH
Airport
Cleveland-Hopkins International
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
USAA
Aircraft
UNKNOWN
Reported as
Boeing 737*
Fatal injuries
0

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What happened

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

(-23) Captain reported that passenger privacy data omitted was reported by flight attendants as acting suspiciously in flight. Passenger brought beer on board (this prior to date of liquid restrictions on flight) drank some and then made repeated trips to the lavatory including one lengthy trip. Passenger left a bic lighter on his seat when he went to the lav. Flight attendant also stated tamper seals in lav were broken. Police met aircraft and interviewed passenger. Passenger stated he made frequent trips to the lav as he had to urinate several times due to liquid consumption. He said the long trip in the bathroom was so he could shave prior to the end of the flight. Passenger was not intoxicated nor did police note that he appeared to be under the influence. Captain stated the lav tamper seals sometimes are broken in that manner from vibration and there was no proof that passenger was involved. Passenger was cooperative and non confrontational with both flight crew and police. No report that he interfered with duties of any crewmember. He was given verbal warning about items to be allowed on board and released without further incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT PASSENGER ^PRIVACY DATA OMI^ WAS REPORTED BY FLIGHT ATTENDANTS AS ACTING SUSPICIOUSLY IN FLIGHT. PASSENGER BROUGHT BEER ON BOARD (THIS PRIOR TO DATE OF LIQUID RESTRICTIONS ON FLIGHT) DRANK SOME AND THEN MADE REPEATED TRIPS TO THE LAVATORY INCLUDING ONE LENGTHY TRIP. PASSENGER LEFT A BIC LIGHTER ON HIS SEAT WHEN HE WENT TO THE LAV. FLIGHT ATTENDANT ALSO STATED TAMPER SEALS IN LAV WERE BROKEN. POLICE MET AIRCRAFT AND INTERVIEWED PASSENGER. PASSENGER STATED HE MADE FREQUENT TRIPS TO THE LAV AS HE HAD TO URINATE SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO LIQUID CONSUMPTION. HE SAID THE LONG TRIP IN THE BATHROOM WAS SO HE COULD SHAVE PRIOR TO THE END OF THE FLIGHT. PASSENGER WAS NOT INTOXICATED NOR DID POLICE NOTE THAT HE APPEARED TO BE UNDER THE INFLUENCE. CAPTAIN STATED THE LAV TAMPER SEALS SOMETIMES ARE BROKEN IN THAT MANNER FROM VIBRATION AND THERE WAS NO PROOF THAT PASSENGER WAS INVOLVED. PASSENGER WAS COOPERATIVE AND NON CONFRONTATIONAL WITH BOTH FLIGHT CREW AND POLICE. NO REPORT THAT HE INTERFERED WITH DUTIES OF ANY CREWMEMBER. HE WAS GIVEN VERBAL WARNING ABOUT ITEMS TO BE ALLOWED ON BOARD AND RELEASED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.