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Split cabin attendant report, B767-300, milan-ord. Passenger tried to bribe aft cabin attendant to let him smoke in lavatory. Instead, he smoked in his seat. Police, customs met flight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 469300 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200003 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : lppo.artcc |
| State Reference | FO |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : lppo.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty oversight : flight attendant in charge |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 34 flight attendant time total : 34 flight attendant time type : 80 |
| ASRS Report | 469300 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger misconduct cabin event other non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other other : cab #2 |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
A passenger seated in main cabin approached the main cabin flight attendants in aft galley and offered them money to allow him to smoke in lavatory. When flight attendants refused, passenger lit a cigarette in his seat. Passenger in the area were very upset, as the passenger did not seem stable. At time of incident, we were over the atlantic. I spoke to the passenger. He agreed not to cause any more disruptions. The passenger 'passed out' or went to sleep, and we landed in ord without further incident. We were met by law enforcement, immigration and customs officials. Flight attendant #2 wanted to file a complaint. We were told, because the incident happened over international waters, it would not do any good to file a complaint.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SPLIT CABIN ATTENDANT RPT, B767-300, MILAN-ORD. PAX TRIED TO BRIBE AFT CABIN ATTENDANT TO LET HIM SMOKE IN LAVATORY. INSTEAD, HE SMOKED IN HIS SEAT. POLICE, CUSTOMS MET FLT.
Narrative: A PAX SEATED IN MAIN CABIN APCHED THE MAIN CABIN FLT ATTENDANTS IN AFT GALLEY AND OFFERED THEM MONEY TO ALLOW HIM TO SMOKE IN LAVATORY. WHEN FLT ATTENDANTS REFUSED, PAX LIT A CIGARETTE IN HIS SEAT. PAX IN THE AREA WERE VERY UPSET, AS THE PAX DID NOT SEEM STABLE. AT TIME OF INCIDENT, WE WERE OVER THE ATLANTIC. I SPOKE TO THE PAX. HE AGREED NOT TO CAUSE ANY MORE DISRUPTIONS. THE PAX 'PASSED OUT' OR WENT TO SLEEP, AND WE LANDED IN ORD WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. WE WERE MET BY LAW ENFORCEMENT, IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS OFFICIALS. FLT ATTENDANT #2 WANTED TO FILE A COMPLAINT. WE WERE TOLD, BECAUSE THE INCIDENT HAPPENED OVER INTL WATERS, IT WOULD NOT DO ANY GOOD TO FILE A COMPLAINT.
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.