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A300 flight crew is notified by cabin attendant that a passenger is smoking in the lavatory with the no smoking sign on. His traveling companion refuses to remain seated when the seat belt sign is on. The 2 seem to be intoxicated. Auths are requested to meet the aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 362282 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199703 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mia |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : las |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other descent : approach landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 362282 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable other |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
#1 flight attendant advised me that a mr X was smoking in one of our lavatories in flight. The #1 flight attendant noticed smoke in the lavatory and mr Y will serve as the witness the no smoking sign was on. He refused to give us his address or identify so I had the auths meet the aircraft. His traveling partner, mr Z, left his seat on the ground with the seatbelt sign on while the aircraft was in motion and refused numerous requests by the flight attendants to take his seat. I finally made a PA instructing him to be seated and he complied. Both mr X and mr Z seemed to be intoxicated and both were very, very uncooperative with the captain and the #1 flight attendant. Had the police not been here to meet us, we would have been unable to obtain their idents.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A300 FLC IS NOTIFIED BY CABIN ATTENDANT THAT A PAX IS SMOKING IN THE LAVATORY WITH THE NO SMOKING SIGN ON. HIS TRAVELING COMPANION REFUSES TO REMAIN SEATED WHEN THE SEAT BELT SIGN IS ON. THE 2 SEEM TO BE INTOXICATED. AUTHS ARE REQUESTED TO MEET THE ACFT.
Narrative: #1 FLT ATTENDANT ADVISED ME THAT A MR X WAS SMOKING IN ONE OF OUR LAVATORIES IN FLT. THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT NOTICED SMOKE IN THE LAVATORY AND MR Y WILL SERVE AS THE WITNESS THE NO SMOKING SIGN WAS ON. HE REFUSED TO GIVE US HIS ADDRESS OR IDENT SO I HAD THE AUTHS MEET THE ACFT. HIS TRAVELING PARTNER, MR Z, LEFT HIS SEAT ON THE GND WITH THE SEATBELT SIGN ON WHILE THE ACFT WAS IN MOTION AND REFUSED NUMEROUS REQUESTS BY THE FLT ATTENDANTS TO TAKE HIS SEAT. I FINALLY MADE A PA INSTRUCTING HIM TO BE SEATED AND HE COMPLIED. BOTH MR X AND MR Z SEEMED TO BE INTOXICATED AND BOTH WERE VERY, VERY UNCOOPERATIVE WITH THE CAPT AND THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT. HAD THE POLICE NOT BEEN HERE TO MEET US, WE WOULD HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO OBTAIN THEIR IDENTS.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.