Flight attendant reported a passenger brought on board a smelly spray container made with an alcohol...

Attributes
ACN	1741073
Time
Date	202004
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Flight Attendant (On Duty)
Qualification	Flight Attendant Current
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Passenger Misconduct Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor

Narrative:

Strong smell detected by passengers and crew. Noticed a passenger spraying walls; windows; armrests and seats. I immediately opened service door. Captain smelled it as well. [Passenger] made [the spray] from home with alcohol; etc. We notified operations and a customer service supervisor appeared. Crew was worried about it being flammable. Supervisor talked to passenger. No action was taken. Customer put spray bottle back in luggage. Supervisor took smelly wipes. Smell was so strong and crew wanted bottle removed from aircraft to ensure safety of passengers and crew; but supervisor made the call. Smell finally disappeared during flight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Flight Attendant reported a passenger brought on board a smelly spray container made with an alcohol base mixture. Passenger reportedly started spraying walls; windows; seats and armrests.

Narrative: Strong smell detected by passengers and crew. Noticed a passenger spraying walls; windows; armrests and seats. I immediately opened service door. Captain smelled it as well. [Passenger] made [the spray] from home with alcohol; etc. We notified Operations and a Customer Service Supervisor appeared. Crew was worried about it being flammable. Supervisor talked to passenger. No action was taken. Customer put spray bottle back in luggage. Supervisor took smelly wipes. Smell was so strong and crew wanted bottle removed from aircraft to ensure safety of passengers and crew; but Supervisor made the call. Smell finally disappeared during flight.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.

Flight attendant reported a passenger brought on board a smelly spray container made with an alcohol base mixture. Passenger reportedly started spraying walls; windows; seats and armrests.