A group of passengers aboard an American Airlines flight to Dallas Tuesday used duct tape to restrain a man who allegedly tried opening the cabin door mid-flight, officials said.
The incident happened on American Airlines flight 1915 from Milwaukee when the man reportedly approached a flight attendant and made a comment about “wanting and needing to exit the aircraft now,” the report from Dallas Fort Worth International Airport Department of Public Safety described. The flight attendant told officials the man became more agitated when he was denied.
The man, according to the report, then tried to rush toward the door and the flight attendant was “hit hard” when bracing her arms to block the door.
Shortly after, passengers began to assist the flight attendant and tried to subdue the unruly passenger while he continued to ask about leaving the plane, the report said.
Passengers told officials in the report they were able to duct tape his arms and legs and lay him on his stomach, “safely holding him on the ground until the aircraft landed.”
Police detained the man with the FBI once the plane landed and took him off the flight for a mental evaluation, according to the report.
The flight attendant was taken to the hospital for treatment after she said her left wrist and neck were injured when the man “jumped on top of her to gain access” to the door, officials noted.
The Federal Aviation Administration said it will investigate.
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