Here's what's going around the UA FA's EMail. I have edited full names. This comes from an FA friend:


ok, here goes... this is what I heard from a friend who got the scoop
from someone who called Patty directly.

Ok, it's 45 min into the 11-hr flt from gru and the capt calls back to
the purser saying he wants his crew dec (not gendecs-- crew dec). she
says, sorry i forgot to bring it up earlier, i'll bring it up at the
next potty brk. No, I need it now. well, I'm in the middle of the
service right now, working a ca rt, there's only 3 of us back there.
it'll have to wait until the next lav brk. No, I need it now. Ok,
whatever, she brings it up, and of course there's no one to guard the
door for the 3 person rule, so she slides it under the door. Done.

Well, cu t to after the svc when she goes up to do the potty break. f/o
comes out, she goes in. Capt starts yelling at her so loudly that the
f/o hears it in the lav, the f/c galley girl doing t he guard duty
hears, and the entire f/c cabin hears. the f/o apologizes to the f/a
saying he's been a total dick the whole 4 day trip. Doesn't allow them
to call him by his name (which btw is L.S.) but they must only
call him "sir". sheesh. sounds like a wiener, er, winner.

So later, she goes on break and in the middle of her break the f/c
girl wakes her up and tells her she's got to get ready, they're
landing in 30 min. Well, she whips into action, thnking of course that
there's a full prep coming. Gets on the phone to the cockpit "do you
want to do this over the phone, or should I go up there?" "No, you've
been relieved of your duties, I am not speaking to you anymore" He
gets on the pa, "ladies and gentlemen, we are landing in mia in 30
min" Period. (heard from someone else that he refused to go to mco
where there are ual pe rsonnel, don't know about that) In the meantime,
the crew (other than the purser and f/c girl) didn't know a thing
about what was going on. Even the other pilots weren't told anything
until last minute. One was on break. He planned this all on his own.

So they land in mia at 0416 and pull up to the gate, and there's
police and tsa and fire dept all there, guns drawn. They only know
that there's an emergency and the flt is landing at mia at 0416. But
apparently they had the purser's name. "are you patty secrest?" "yes"
"come with us" she goes out on the jetbridge, and they ask what
happened. Captain comes out, and says.......

"She's a TERRORIST and I want her arrested!"

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"what happened?" "She defied the captain's authority. she refused to
bring my crew dec when i asked for it and slid it under the door" the
authorities are all sympathetic with patty and look at him like he's
crazy, but she stays in mia and the flt goes on to ord. they land in
ord and are met by all the ual people incl .
Everyone is interviewed individually and all tell the same story.
(incl pilots) capt refused to speak w/o alpa. he's on suspension, his
licence suspended. Patty lays over in mia, comes back to ord and has
an atty. Everyone was very sympathetic to her. I guess all is ok with
her.

Again, this is 3rd hand story, take it as such, but sounds pretty
scary!!

PHEW!!!