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Cabin attendant report, MD80, rdu-mia. Woman smoked in lavatory, which she denied. Cigarette butt found in trash. Auths detained her after the flight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 489459 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200008 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : mia.tracon |
| State Reference | FL |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mia.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 5 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 2 flight attendant time total : 3 flight attendant time type : 85 |
| ASRS Report | 489459 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty oversight : flight attendant in charge |
| 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 other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other other : cab #1 |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
Our flight was approximately 20 mins from landing in mia. When the #1 flight attendant called me on the interphone, I was shutting down my galley (aft) in preparation for landing. The #1 flight attendant asked me to come to the front of the aircraft. I went to the front and when I reached about row 4 in first class, I smelled cigarette smoke. As I was about to walk past the forward lavatory, the door opened and the passenger came out. The lavatory smelled of smoke. The #1 flight attendant asked if she had been smoking. She said no. I entered the bathroom and opened the garbage compartment and found the cigarette butt. We notified the cockpit and they contacted the ground to let them know we would need auths to meet the flight. Once we landed, we had the passenger stay seated and the auths talked to her and after she got off the aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CABIN ATTENDANT RPT, MD80, RDU-MIA. WOMAN SMOKED IN LAVATORY, WHICH SHE DENIED. CIGARETTE BUTT FOUND IN TRASH. AUTHS DETAINED HER AFTER THE FLT.
Narrative: OUR FLT WAS APPROX 20 MINS FROM LNDG IN MIA. WHEN THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT CALLED ME ON THE INTERPHONE, I WAS SHUTTING DOWN MY GALLEY (AFT) IN PREPARATION FOR LNDG. THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT ASKED ME TO COME TO THE FRONT OF THE ACFT. I WENT TO THE FRONT AND WHEN I REACHED ABOUT ROW 4 IN FIRST CLASS, I SMELLED CIGARETTE SMOKE. AS I WAS ABOUT TO WALK PAST THE FORWARD LAVATORY, THE DOOR OPENED AND THE PAX CAME OUT. THE LAVATORY SMELLED OF SMOKE. THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT ASKED IF SHE HAD BEEN SMOKING. SHE SAID NO. I ENTERED THE BATHROOM AND OPENED THE GARBAGE COMPARTMENT AND FOUND THE CIGARETTE BUTT. WE NOTIFIED THE COCKPIT AND THEY CONTACTED THE GND TO LET THEM KNOW WE WOULD NEED AUTHS TO MEET THE FLT. ONCE WE LANDED, WE HAD THE PAX STAY SEATED AND THE AUTHS TALKED TO HER AND AFTER SHE GOT OFF THE ACFT.
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.