B727-200 passenger caught smoking in two of the lavatories and was issued warning notice.

Attributes
ACN	521911
Time
Date	200108
Day	Sat
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zfw.artcc
State Reference	TX
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zfw.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 2 flight attendant time total : 2 flight attendant time type : 30
ASRS Report	521911
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger misconduct other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : smoke detector lavatory. other other : 1 (cab)
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : assigned or threatened penalties other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

Passenger was suspect in smoking in forward lavatory, later caught smoking in aft aircraft lavatory. Passenger had consumed 3 alcoholic beverages during flight. Passenger was issued 'in-flight disturbance report' per company regulation. This was a warning to cease or further action will follow. No further disturbance from passenger. Appropriate company personnel and reports were notified and completed. My feelings on this issue is that, 1) the smoke detectors should detect cigarette smoke. 2) I believe where a passenger is igniting an open flame onboard and burning tobacco onboard, such action is the most dangerous to aircraft safety. Our safety demonstration preflight describe the actions against smoking...'may result in a fine...'this is not serious enough. Arrest and prosecution should be for first offense. A slap on the wrist is no threat these days.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727-200 PAX CAUGHT SMOKING IN TWO OF THE LAVATORIES AND WAS ISSUED WARNING NOTICE.

Narrative: PAX WAS SUSPECT IN SMOKING IN FORWARD LAVATORY, LATER CAUGHT SMOKING IN AFT ACFT LAVATORY. PAX HAD CONSUMED 3 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES DURING FLT. PAX WAS ISSUED 'INFLT DISTURBANCE RPT' PER COMPANY REG. THIS WAS A WARNING TO CEASE OR FURTHER ACTION WILL FOLLOW. NO FURTHER DISTURBANCE FROM PAX. APPROPRIATE COMPANY PERSONNEL AND RPTS WERE NOTIFIED AND COMPLETED. MY FEELINGS ON THIS ISSUE IS THAT, 1) THE SMOKE DETECTORS SHOULD DETECT CIGARETTE SMOKE. 2) I BELIEVE WHERE A PAX IS IGNITING AN OPEN FLAME ONBOARD AND BURNING TOBACCO ONBOARD, SUCH ACTION IS THE MOST DANGEROUS TO ACFT SAFETY. OUR SAFETY DEMONSTRATION PREFLT DESCRIBE THE ACTIONS AGAINST SMOKING...'MAY RESULT IN A FINE...'THIS IS NOT SERIOUS ENOUGH. ARREST AND PROSECUTION SHOULD BE FOR FIRST OFFENSE. A SLAP ON THE WRIST IS NO THREAT THESE DAYS.

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.