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Cabin attendant report, B767, jfk-lax. Passenger defiantly smoked in lavatory, told cabin attendant how he fools smoke detector from sounding. Police, airline management met flight, no charges filed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 488590 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200006 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zla.artcc |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zla.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty oversight : flight attendant in charge |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 4 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 14 flight attendant time total : 14 flight attendant time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 488590 |
| 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 other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other other : cab #5 |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance FAA |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
While I was in the cockpit discussing write-ups with the crew, flight attendant #5 informed me the passenger in xb demanded to go to the cockpit. Flight attendant #5 explained why he couldn't and relayed situation to me and crew. While beginning descent, the same passenger went to business class lavatory and, for the second time, began smoking. After questioning the passenger, he informed me he does it all the time and will continue to do so. He stated he sits on the floor and blows smoke into the toilet so not to set off alarm. The passenger had had several alcoholic beverages. Local police and management met the flight. The passenger became belligerent with me and hostile. The auths spoke with him very briefly and let him leave. Nowhere in my reporting was the 'demanding to go to cockpit' acknowledged.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CABIN ATTENDANT RPT, B767, JFK-LAX. PAX DEFIANTLY SMOKED IN LAVATORY, TOLD CABIN ATTENDANT HOW HE FOOLS SMOKE DETECTOR FROM SOUNDING. POLICE, AIRLINE MGMNT MET FLT, NO CHARGES FILED.
Narrative: WHILE I WAS IN THE COCKPIT DISCUSSING WRITE-UPS WITH THE CREW, FLT ATTENDANT #5 INFORMED ME THE PAX IN XB DEMANDED TO GO TO THE COCKPIT. FLT ATTENDANT #5 EXPLAINED WHY HE COULDN'T AND RELAYED SIT TO ME AND CREW. WHILE BEGINNING DSCNT, THE SAME PAX WENT TO BUSINESS CLASS LAVATORY AND, FOR THE SECOND TIME, BEGAN SMOKING. AFTER QUESTIONING THE PAX, HE INFORMED ME HE DOES IT ALL THE TIME AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO. HE STATED HE SITS ON THE FLOOR AND BLOWS SMOKE INTO THE TOILET SO NOT TO SET OFF ALARM. THE PAX HAD HAD SEVERAL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES. LCL POLICE AND MGMNT MET THE FLT. THE PAX BECAME BELLIGERENT WITH ME AND HOSTILE. THE AUTHS SPOKE WITH HIM VERY BRIEFLY AND LET HIM LEAVE. NOWHERE IN MY RPTING WAS THE 'DEMANDING TO GO TO COCKPIT' ACKNOWLEDGED.
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.