 |
37000 Feet | Browse and search NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System |
|
A B747-400 flight crew receive a cockpit warning of smoke from 2L lavatory. Passenger had been noted smoking, had placed cigarette in trash bin and was met by agent in nrt, first officer.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 513257 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200105 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : czvr.artcc |
| State Reference | BC |
| Altitude | msl single value : 35000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : czvr.artcc artcc : zme.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Widebody, Low Wing, 4 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 190 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 513257 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical cabin event : passenger misconduct cabin event other non adherence : far non adherence : company policies other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : smoke sensor other other : cab 3 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Cabin Crew Human Performance Aircraft Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
During cruise, a 'smoke lavatory' message was received. The lead flight attendant said that a passenger had been smoking in the 2L lavatory and had discarded the cigarette into the trash bin. The flight attendants discharged a halon bottle into the bin, and dowsed it with water. No further smoke was observed. I told the lead flight attendant to keep an eye on the lavatory. The lead flight attendant made a PA reiterating the no smoking policy. The passenger was met by the station agent in nrt.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B747-400 FLC RECEIVE A COCKPIT WARNING OF SMOKE FROM 2L LAVATORY. PAX HAD BEEN NOTED SMOKING, HAD PLACED CIGARETTE IN TRASH BIN AND WAS MET BY AGENT IN NRT, FO.
Narrative: DURING CRUISE, A 'SMOKE LAVATORY' MESSAGE WAS RECEIVED. THE LEAD FLT ATTENDANT SAID THAT A PAX HAD BEEN SMOKING IN THE 2L LAVATORY AND HAD DISCARDED THE CIGARETTE INTO THE TRASH BIN. THE FLT ATTENDANTS DISCHARGED A HALON BOTTLE INTO THE BIN, AND DOWSED IT WITH WATER. NO FURTHER SMOKE WAS OBSERVED. I TOLD THE LEAD FLT ATTENDANT TO KEEP AN EYE ON THE LAVATORY. THE LEAD FLT ATTENDANT MADE A PA REITERATING THE NO SMOKING POLICY. THE PAX WAS MET BY THE STATION AGENT IN NRT.
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.