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We had a Capt kick a Fed off the plane once. He was our POI. The only way the a/c can record the FA PA's is to have the PA button out & turned up on the observer audio control panel. After the Fed pushed the button in to turn it off the Capt advised him it was regulatory to leave that button out. The Fed then tried to tell the Capt that audio control panel was "his". The Capt pulled him into the jetbridge and kicked his arse off the flight. He wasn't our POI very much longer after that incident.
I remember the incident very well (it was at VX). The captain was, at the time, our lead line check airman too. Our POI was new at the time and was rocking the boat big-time. This incident was just one of several that ultimately resulted in what has to be one of the shortest tenures as a POI in FAA history. And BTW other than some initial headaches from having to justify his actions, our lead line check airman was 100% correct and faced absolutely zero disciplinary action for kicking the POI off the airplane.