A person was detained after being accused of attacking a flight attendant and making an attempt to get into the cockpit on a flight as it landed at Newark Liberty International Airport Saturday, authorities informed NCS.
The 48-year-old suspect was taken to a hospital for psychiatric analysis, the Port Authority Police Department informed NCS.
One individual on the plane refused medical consideration and no different accidents had been reported, police stated.
The incident was reported as an altercation and audio from ATC.com signifies the suspect attacked a flight attendant.
“United 1837, we are declaring an emergency. It seems like someone just attacked one of our flight attendants,” the pilot is heard saying in the audio.
The pilot once more says: “A gentleman just attacked one of the flight attendants and trying to open the forward main cabin door.”
“Oh, my God,” floor management is heard saying.
The flight took off from the Dominican Republic and landed safely at Newark on Saturday night, based on the Federal Aviation Administration.
There had been 170 passengers and 6 crew members on the Boeing 737 Max 8 plane, based on United Airlines.
“We’re grateful to our crew for their efforts to ensure the safety of fellow crew members and our customers,” the airline stated in an announcement to NCS.
The FAA will examine the incident, the company stated.
So far this yr, airways have reported almost 500 unruly passenger incidents, according to the FAA.
Any passenger who assaults, threatens, intimidates or interferes with airline crew members can result in penalties of as much as $43,658 per violation, based on the FAA.