Swearing grounds NWA jet

2milefinal · Post by **2milefinal** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 6:28 am

Watch how you talk ...or close the door
It sounds like this guy should have stayed at home

Las Vegas-to-Detroit flight is canceled after passengers complain about pilot's foul language.

The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a Northwest Airlines pilot who locked himself inside an airplane lavatory while screaming obscenities before the flight was scheduled to take off for Detroit from Las Vegas on Friday.

As passengers boarded Northwest Flight 1190 at McCarran International Airport they heard the captain shouting curse words.

Transportation Security Administration workers responded to the incident and noticed the pilot was "acting strange," FAA spokesman Ian Gregor told The Detroit News.

"He entered the forward lavatory, locked the door and continued his animated conversation, but passengers who were boarding could hear the end of the conversation," Gregor said. "At some point he came out and a passenger confronted him about his demeanor and actions," Gregor said. "The pilot allegedly laid an f-bomb, and cursed at the passenger."

After FAA and Northwest Airlines spoke with the captain and the flight was canceled. The name of the captain isn't being released, but Gregor said he is a veteran pilot. The co-pilot also was taken off the flight because the FAA determined the situation may have "rattled him."

There were 180 passengers aboard the Boeing 757 aircraft along with a five-person crew.

Passenger Jeanine Peters of Eastpointe was in the back of the plane when she noticed others leaving the flight.

"People started getting off the plane before they announced there was a problem," Peters said. "People were saying they heard swearing, screaming and yelling and they were getting nervous. There was police cars out there and people running up to the plane."

Las Vegas police interviewed the pilot, but did not find any cause to conduct a sobriety test, Gregor said.

Peters couldn't find another flight to Detroit until today.

Northwest Airlines wouldn't comment beyond a statement that said the flight was canceled due to inappropriate language by a crew member. Northwest also issued an apology to its customers for the delay Friday.

Gregor said that once Northwest presents its findings in the matter, the FAA will review the case and make a ruling of its own.

You can reach Iveory Perkins at (734) 462-2672 or iveory.perkins@detnews.com.

http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/ar ... 70336/1003

sanjet · Post by **sanjet** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 7:10 am

2milefinal wrote: The co-pilot also was taken off the flight because the FAA determined the situation may have "rattled him."

Because of cursing? He hasn't flown with me yet

Concestor 0 · Post by **Concestor 0** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 7:11 am

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PUCE PILOT · Post by **PUCE PILOT** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 7:27 am

I heard the captain was just informed that his COJO bought his PPC......................can you blame him?

rfcPilot · Post by **rfcPilot** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 11:40 am

PUCE PILOT.. that means? (for the lesser veteran pilots amongst the crowd)

Personally I find the described incident highly un-professional, regardless of whether he was (is) a pilot or not. Doesnt matter what your job is, what matters is how well you do that job.

I think what's more important than a pre-flight inspection on the plane is a pre-flight on the pilot. If you're going into the bathroom to swear at yourself, how are you going to handle a multi-tonne multi-million dollar aircraft? What are you doing to do in the event of an emergency?

It'll definitely be interesting to read the follow up on this.

twotter · Post by **twotter** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 11:54 am

PUCE PILOT wrote:I heard the captain was just informed that his COJO bought his PPC......................can you blame him?

OK.. I just picked myself up off the floor.. Way too funny..

Justwannafly · Post by **Justwannafly** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 11:55 am

PUCE PILOT wrote:I heard the captain was just informed that his COJO bought his PPC......................can you blame him?

LMOA I know I couldn't blame him lol though I think it's more likely that the Captain just found out that his wife left him for his best friend....& they took his dog

linecrew · Post by **linecrew** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 12:27 pm

I don't understand why the focus of the report is on the obscenities. I would be a little more leary of a captain locking himself in the lav and screaming rather than the fact that he was spewing obscenities.

Rem · Post by **Rem** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 1:04 pm

Maybe he was talking with his blue tooth after drinking the lav water?? Talk about a potty mouth!

canpilot · Post by **canpilot** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 1:58 pm

I don't get the fixation on the swearing here. However, the pilot locking himself in the Lav. and screaming is rather disconcerting.

Driving Rain · Post by **Driving Rain** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 2:26 pm

canpilot wrote:I don't get the fixation on the swearing here. However, the pilot locking himself in the Lav. and screaming is rather disconcerting.

Maybe he had Hemroids. Airline food is a bitch to pass when you the have roids.

twotter · Post by **twotter** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 2:52 pm

Most people do actually lock the door on the lav when they are in it.. Unless of course they are looking for company..

ScudRunner · Post by **ScudRunner** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 3:38 pm

He must have found out that his booky put 5 large on the leafs to win the cup this year

Captain Big Bars · Post by **Captain Big Bars** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 4:49 pm

Maybe his Viagra had let him down when he and one of the FA's tried an early morning romp at the hotel, and he was letting the little guy know how angry he was.

The Viagra worked fine, he was mad because of what he found on it, should have wrapped it.

Apollo · Post by **Apollo** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 9:41 pm

laid an f-bomb

That's a fu<king priceless quote.

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