Police under arrest a Jet Blue flight helper on Monday suspected of triggering an emergency escape chute on a plane parked at a John F. Kennedy International Airport terminal.

Steven Slater was under arrest outside the JFK terminal & charged with criminal mischief and criminal trespass, said Jennifer Friedberg, a spokeswoman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

Flight 1052 had now landed at JFK from Pittsburgh around noon on Monday when Steven Slater, 39, got into a verbal spat with a passenger.

Slater, apparently disturb with the uncooperative passenger, unleash a profanity-laden tirade on the public-address system, pull the emergency-exit chute, slid off the plane and fled JFK International Airport, a law enforcement official said.

In a report, Jet Blue said it was working with the Federal Aviation management and the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey to investigate the incident.

"At no time was the safety or security of our customers or squad members at risk," the company said, declining to answer other questions about the incident.