Passenger on an ATR72 smoked in the lavatory during ground holding for a deplaning gate. Police met ...

Attributes
ACN	377417
Time
Date	199708
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Transport, High Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	ground : holding
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	377417
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	observation : passenger
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : investigated Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Passenger was seated and was traveling with another couple. We landed in chicago and were asked to go situation in the box because they did not have a gate for us. The captain turned off the fasten seat belt sign and gentleman travel companion asked to use the lavatory. He came out of the lavatory and nothing was unusual. The gentleman in question then went into the lavatory and was occupied for 4 or 5 mins. When he came out I was standing in row xx and my partner in row yy (2 rows closest to the lavatory), in order to get out of his way so that he could go by. As he walked by you could smell the cigarette. I then walked to the lavatory with my partner, opened the lavatory door and smoke poured out of the lavatory. I then went up to this gentleman and told him that it is a federal offense to smoke in any aircraft lavatory. He said, 'oh, is it?' I then requested that the police meet the flight. Information was taken on the entire incident from me and my flying partner.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PAX ON AN ATR72 SMOKED IN THE LAVATORY DURING GND HOLDING FOR A DEPLANING GATE. POLICE MET PAX DURING DEPLANING. RPTING CABIN ATTENDANT HAD 5 YRS OF EXPERIENCE WITH THE SAME AIRLINE AND WAS QUALIFIED IN 2 DIFFERENT TYPE OF ACFT.

Narrative: PAX WAS SEATED AND WAS TRAVELING WITH ANOTHER COUPLE. WE LANDED IN CHICAGO AND WERE ASKED TO GO SIT IN THE BOX BECAUSE THEY DID NOT HAVE A GATE FOR US. THE CAPT TURNED OFF THE FASTEN SEAT BELT SIGN AND GENTLEMAN TRAVEL COMPANION ASKED TO USE THE LAVATORY. HE CAME OUT OF THE LAVATORY AND NOTHING WAS UNUSUAL. THE GENTLEMAN IN QUESTION THEN WENT INTO THE LAVATORY AND WAS OCCUPIED FOR 4 OR 5 MINS. WHEN HE CAME OUT I WAS STANDING IN ROW XX AND MY PARTNER IN ROW YY (2 ROWS CLOSEST TO THE LAVATORY), IN ORDER TO GET OUT OF HIS WAY SO THAT HE COULD GO BY. AS HE WALKED BY YOU COULD SMELL THE CIGARETTE. I THEN WALKED TO THE LAVATORY WITH MY PARTNER, OPENED THE LAVATORY DOOR AND SMOKE POURED OUT OF THE LAVATORY. I THEN WENT UP TO THIS GENTLEMAN AND TOLD HIM THAT IT IS A FEDERAL OFFENSE TO SMOKE IN ANY ACFT LAVATORY. HE SAID, 'OH, IS IT?' I THEN REQUESTED THAT THE POLICE MEET THE FLT. INFO WAS TAKEN ON THE ENTIRE INCIDENT FROM ME AND MY FLYING PARTNER.

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.

Passenger on an ATR72 smoked in the lavatory during ground holding for a deplaning gate. Police met passenger during deplaning. Reporting cabin attendant had 5 yrs of experience with the same airline and was qualified in 2 different type of aircraft.