Summary
Passengers on an American Airlines flight from Milwaukee to Dallas-Fort Worth restrained a Canadian man with duct tape after he allegedly attempted to open a cabin door mid-flight, claiming he was the “captain” and needed to exit.
The man became aggressive, injuring a flight attendant as he rushed toward the door.
Several passengers, including Doug McCright and Charlie Boris, subdued him, using duct tape to secure his hands and ankles.
Authorities detained the man upon landing, and the incident remains under investigation.
There was a CSI episode with a situation similar to this. Of course, since it’s CSI, the way that turned out was the mentally ill person was killed (and the episode was about the passengers/crew subtly covering for each other).
Nice case of how in real life, people avoid harm when possible, and in fiction, people are all secretly ruthless savages out for each other’s blood.
Oh; I should say, in fiction, and for police, who similarly live in fiction-land.
They duct taped him TO TEXAS?!?
Reminds me of a certain Airforceproud95 video.
No idea what you’re talking about
I think they mean Bearforce1
Something tells me he was not the captain. But I’ll wait for all the facts to come out before I rush to judgement.
Good thinkin, Cap!
Duct taped to the whole of the state?
Live in Texas, can confirm. I’m currently taped to his ankle.
Assuming it wasn’t a Boeing, he wouldn’t have been able to get the door open, so at least they weren’t in any real danger.
That depends on where in the flight he tried to open the door. The article says mid flight but that could mean anything.
Above 10,000 ft he wouldn’t be able to open the door because of the pressure difference but below that and he would have no problems since the cabin isn’t pressurized and the doors aren’t locked with any key or anything.
Depends on the aircraft. In a 737 the doors drop pins once the takeoff roll begins. He wouldn’t be able to physically open the door at that point.
Well, not from the door opening, you are right (pressure difference and such). But he already injured a flight attendant, so I guess he wasn’t going to say “oh well it doesn’t open, I tried, I’ll sit down quietly now”.
I wasn’t meaning to suggest that. Just that he wasn’t endangering everyone on the plane.
Well, not everyone at the same time, just one at a time! Lol
I understand what you mean, I’m just kidding.
“Whoopsie-doodles! Sorry y’all, I thought that was gonna open. Don’t mind me none!”
Tbf, being with a violently aggressive person in a tight enclosed space is still risky regardless
I agree. I didn’t mean to suggest that. I was just trying to say he couldn’t have opened the door at altitude.
That’s assuming Boeing parts work as intended which, putting it generously, seems to be less likely than it once was.
Especially after the door fell out of that one plane.
Having worked in childcare in college, I once had a angry child bite me. Their little baby teeth broke skin.
Humans, even without weapons, can do a lot of damage.
A319
If you are talking about this, the plane was landing. When it is at cruising altitude, cabin pressure makes that impossible.
AA1915 was an A319.
Oh! I see, thanks.
Duct tape fixes everything
Toothbrush
Headphones
Neck pillow
DUCT TAPE.
I need my tools!
In a Boeing, right?
Why is duct tape easily available on the airplanes then normal rope to tie? Are the airplanes required to use the duct tape in an emergency case?
It makes sense because the tape is more versatile, and because practically nobody knows how to tie good knots.
Duct tape is used on airplanes all the time, so it’s readily available & multi-purpose. While it looks super sketchy, it’s actually pretty decent for a temporary fix until a proper repair can be implemented. Sometimes they’re criticized for leaving the temporary duct tape fixes on far too long. 🙃🙃🙃🙃
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when it’s an airplane we call it speed tape and its used all over the aircraft, mostly by maintenance, to keep the plane together. Don’t worry about it.
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This probably wasn’t duct tape anyway, but special tape for passenger restraint, similar to zip ties, that is stored on board for use in this type of situation
There is duct tape carried on some commercial airliners.
This is not the same as speed tape, and aluminum tape is not generally carried on airliners. That stays with the mechanics.
- when it’s an airplane we call it speed tape and its used all over the aircraft, mostly by maintenance, to keep the plane together. Don’t worry about it.
…prior to this comment, I hadn’t.
I had one flight where we watched the mechanic go out to the plane’s wing and get up in there with duct tape and sticks.
And people ask why we train to jump out of Air Force planes…
Speed tape is a very different thing vs ducktape. Ducktape rips off at speed, speed tape doesn’t, hence it being called ‘speed tape’ (there’s even different grades rated for different speeds). It’s also only used for sealing gaps in housings or smoothing damaged aerofoil surfaces, its never used for retention of working parts.
(okay I’ll admit that sometimes it’s used to hold hoses or wiring in place when a retention clip or cable run has been damaged, but thats bad practice and its quite safe. There’s a few planes out there that even natively use it for the wiring harness in some really awkward, low-risk sections)
Suuure… That’s what you guys want us to believe. Big Aviation Mechanics are all in on it together! They take a roll of tape out to the plane and make sure the passengers see it. It’s all a big show! Don’t think we don’t know that the plane actually just sits there while you guys change the backgrounds!
;)-
I’m way more impressed with how they pull off restructuring the city I’m in to look exactly like the one I am going to and replacing everyone with actors specific to that area.
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Why would an airplane need regular rope?
Alternatively, duct tape might have been something the passengers had on hand so they didn’t have to request something from staff
When are we ever going to use the fucking rope?
To board the airships, obviously.
You need to spring for the flights with the in-flight dominatrix.
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The year is 2024. Publications no longer need to save headline space by ignoring common punctuation usage. Why do they still do this?
It’s a tradition.
Tradition is always a terrible reason to do something poorly.
The headline is perfectly understandable though.
Yeah, the passengers duct taped the guy to Texas.
People’s brains are so baked by the dopamine slot machine of the internet that the most compelling part has to be put in the first couple words or people won’t read it.
I understand the need to neutralize the threat but duct taping someone to Texas is just cruel
Truly a punishment that doesn’t fit the crime.
including Doug McCright and Charlie Boris
Should I know these guys?
I can’t believe you forgot the members of Dirty Mike and the Boys
Who flies with duct tape?
