<< >> NASA ASRS Report 596516, October 2003

Coach passenger is determined to have been smoking in coach lavatory by flight attendant, admitting to act prior to landing at dfw, tx.

Attributes
ACN	596516
Time
Date	200310
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zzz.artcc
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zob.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 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
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 8
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 15 flight attendant time total : 15
ASRS Report	596516
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger misconduct cabin event other non adherence : far non adherence : company policies
Independent Detector	other other : cab 1
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance Cabin Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

Flight attendants #3, #2, #4 were in aft galley. Passenger X went to lavatory. When he came out, all flight attendants smelt smoke. We discussed issue. I then went to passenger and asked if he was smoking. He stated yes. I informed him of FAA regulations as well as airline's policy. Passenger stated it was his first flight, not aware of rules, also stated he would not smoke again. Informed captain, all flight attendants completed air carrier event report. Captain did have local deputies meet flight and requested that I deplane before passenger and have no further contact. I did as captain requested.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COACH PAX IS DETERMINED TO HAVE BEEN SMOKING IN COACH LAVATORY BY FLT ATTENDANT, ADMITTING TO ACT PRIOR TO LNDG AT DFW, TX.

Narrative: FLT ATTENDANTS #3, #2, #4 WERE IN AFT GALLEY. PAX X WENT TO LAVATORY. WHEN HE CAME OUT, ALL FLT ATTENDANTS SMELT SMOKE. WE DISCUSSED ISSUE. I THEN WENT TO PAX AND ASKED IF HE WAS SMOKING. HE STATED YES. I INFORMED HIM OF FAA REGS AS WELL AS AIRLINE'S POLICY. PAX STATED IT WAS HIS FIRST FLT, NOT AWARE OF RULES, ALSO STATED HE WOULD NOT SMOKE AGAIN. INFORMED CAPT, ALL FLT ATTENDANTS COMPLETED ACR EVENT RPT. CAPT DID HAVE LCL DEPUTIES MEET FLT AND REQUESTED THAT I DEPLANE BEFORE PAX AND HAVE NO FURTHER CONTACT. I DID AS CAPT REQUESTED.

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.