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Air carrier flight attendants reported that a passenger was vaping in the lavatory and was not wearing a personal protective mask during the flight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1746311 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202006 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Flight Attendant (On Duty) |
| Qualification | Flight Attendant Current |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Flight Attendant (On Duty) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural FAR Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Passenger Misconduct |
Narrative:
Passenger in seat xx I asked to put his seatbelt on and please put his mouth covering back on when doing compliance. When in the air the pilots took the seatbelt light off and made to PA. The passenger got up and went to the bathroom in the back of the plane flight attendant-a went to check on first class and when I was up front the pilots called and asked if there was someone smoking in the bathroom. Flight attendant-B was on the phone and the passenger had just came out of the bathroom and flight attendant-B ask if he was smoking and he said he was vaping. And there was not fire in the bathroom flight attendant-B checked the bathroom thoroughly. Flight attendant-B is talked to the passenger. Pilots called and asked the fas to tell the passengers to stay on the plane so the captain can talk to him flight attendant-B told the passengers and also to keep his mask on. Later the man sitting [in seat xy] came to the back and told fas that the passenger in xx was not wearing his mask so flight attendant-B took one of the blue masks and gave it to him. The passenger in xx remain seated when deplaning the captain went and spoke with him.recommend no vaping placards in the restrooms.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air carrier flight attendants reported that a passenger was vaping in the lavatory and was not wearing a personal protective mask during the flight.
Narrative: Passenger in Seat XX I asked to put his seatbelt on and please put his mouth covering back on when doing compliance. When in the air the pilots took the seatbelt light off and made to PA. The passenger got up and went to the bathroom in the back of the plane FA-A went to check on first class and when I was up front the pilots called and asked if there was someone smoking in the bathroom. FA-B was on the phone and the passenger had just came out of the bathroom and FA-B ask if he was smoking and he said he was vaping. And there was not fire in the bathroom FA-B checked The bathroom thoroughly. FA-B is talked to the passenger. Pilots called and asked the FAs to tell the passengers to stay on the plane so the Captain can talk to him FA-B told the passengers and also to keep his mask on. Later the man sitting [in Seat XY] came to the back and told FAs that the passenger in XX was not wearing his mask so FA-B took one of the blue masks and gave it to him. The passenger in XX Remain seated when deplaning the captain went and spoke with him.Recommend no vaping placards in the restrooms.
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.