Northwest Pilot Freaks Out; Flight Canceled

Saturday , April 07, 2007
ROMULUS, Mich. —
A Northwest Airlines flight from Las Vegas to Detroit was canceled after
authorities said a pilot locked himself inside an airplane lavatory
while screaming obscenities as passengers boarded.

Transportation Security Administration workers at McCarran International
Airport responded Friday and noticed the pilot was "acting strange,"
Federal Aviation Administration 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."

Gregor said the pilot, when confronted by a passenger, cursed at the
passenger.

There were 180 passengers on the flight to Detroit Metropolitan Airport
in Romulus. The flight was canceled after officials spoke with the
captain. The name of the captain, who Gregor said was a veteran pilot,
wasn't released.

Eagan, Minn.-based Northwest Airlines Corp. said in 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.

Passengers were placed on the next available fights, the Detroit Free
Press reported.

The incident was under investigation by Northwest and the FAA.

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