<< >> NASA ASRS Report 596519, October 2003

Coach passenger is determined to have been smoking in first class lavatory by flight attendant but is not confronted until aircraft lands at dfw, tx.

Attributes
ACN	596519
Time
Date	200310
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
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	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 : 11 flight attendant time total : 34 flight attendant time type : 100
ASRS Report	596519
Person 2
Function	observation : passenger
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger misconduct cabin event other non adherence : company policies non adherence : far other anomaly
Independent Detector	other other : cab 1
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Cabin Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

Coach passenger came to first class lavatory and smoked cigarette. We smelled faint odor of smoke. We found the cigarette butt in trash. Ground services met the passenger when she deplaned. We chose not to confront passenger during flight.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COACH PAX IS DETERMINED TO HAVE BEEN SMOKING IN FIRST CLASS LAVATORY BY FLT ATTENDANT BUT IS NOT CONFRONTED UNTIL ACFT LANDS AT DFW, TX.

Narrative: COACH PAX CAME TO FIRST CLASS LAVATORY AND SMOKED CIGARETTE. WE SMELLED FAINT ODOR OF SMOKE. WE FOUND THE CIGARETTE BUTT IN TRASH. GND SVCS MET THE PAX WHEN SHE DEPLANED. WE CHOSE NOT TO CONFRONT PAX DURING FLT.

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.