<< >> NASA ASRS Report 534434, December 2001

MD80S passenger smoking in aircraft and would not comply with cabin attendant's request to stop smoking and return to seat.

Attributes
ACN	534434
Time
Date	200112
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zdv.artcc
State Reference	CO
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdv.artcc tower : atl.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
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 flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 3
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 16 flight attendant time total : 16
ASRS Report	534434
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	observation : passenger
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger misconduct
Independent Detector	other other : 1
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : investigated other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

Passenger was intoxicated and should have been denied boarding. He should have been considered a safety risk and future flight departments be notified and warned of his misconduct on flight. In this time of higher airline security, I think his behavior was unacceptable and shouldn't be tolerated. He was sitting and got up walked to the first class lavatory and started smoking. He disrupted the entire airplane (first class cabin to coach) and would not comply to my request to remain seated and fasten his seat belt. The captain had the las police meet the flight and the passenger was escorted off. I'm not sure if he was actually arrested but later I was informed that it would be a difficult process. Passenger should not be allowed to continue this behavior on airplanes. I do believe passenger will probably attempt to do this again.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80S PAX SMOKING IN ACFT AND WOULD NOT COMPLY WITH CABIN ATTENDANT'S REQUEST TO STOP SMOKING AND RETURN TO SEAT.

Narrative: PAX WAS INTOXICATED AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN DENIED BOARDING. HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED A SAFETY RISK AND FUTURE FLT DEPTS BE NOTIFIED AND WARNED OF HIS MISCONDUCT ON FLT. IN THIS TIME OF HIGHER AIRLINE SECURITY, I THINK HIS BEHAVIOR WAS UNACCEPTABLE AND SHOULDN'T BE TOLERATED. HE WAS SITTING AND GOT UP WALKED TO THE FIRST CLASS LAVATORY AND STARTED SMOKING. HE DISRUPTED THE ENTIRE AIRPLANE (FIRST CLASS CABIN TO COACH) AND WOULD NOT COMPLY TO MY REQUEST TO REMAIN SEATED AND FASTEN HIS SEAT BELT. THE CAPT HAD THE LAS POLICE MEET THE FLT AND THE PAX WAS ESCORTED OFF. I'M NOT SURE IF HE WAS ACTUALLY ARRESTED BUT LATER I WAS INFORMED THAT IT WOULD BE A DIFFICULT PROCESS. PAX SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE THIS BEHAVIOR ON AIRPLANES. I DO BELIEVE PAX WILL PROBABLY ATTEMPT TO DO THIS AGAIN.

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.