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A B767-300 flight attendant reported that a passenger had disabled a smoke detector and had been smoking during a flight from hnl to dfw.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 598661 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200310 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zoa.artcc |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zoa.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute : pacific |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 19 flight attendant time total : 20 flight attendant time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 598661 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | oversight : flight attendant in charge |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger misconduct cabin event other non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
Approximately 3 1/2 hours out of hnl, we smelled cigarette smoke in the aft galley area. I checked the 2 l-hand side aft lavatories and determined it was not originating from there. I walked up the l-hand side aisle and could not pinpoint where it was coming from. I went to the forward galley area, where they also smelled it. I went back to the mid galley area and checked the mid l-hand side lavatory. That is where someone had been smoking. There was a very strong odor of cigarette smoke, like someone had smoked at least 1 whole cigarette -- not just a few puffs. Several passenger in the area of the lavatory pointed out the smoker. The #1 flight attendant spoke with him and said his clothing and breath smelled very strongly of cigarette smoke. Upon inspection of the lavatory, we found that the passenger had put wet towels in the smoke detector to prevent it from detecting smoke. The cockpit called and requested that we be met by law enforcement and company supervisors. We were met by 2 policemen and several supervisors.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B767-300 FLT ATTENDANT RPTED THAT A PAX HAD DISABLED A SMOKE DETECTOR AND HAD BEEN SMOKING DURING A FLT FROM HNL TO DFW.
Narrative: APPROX 3 1/2 HRS OUT OF HNL, WE SMELLED CIGARETTE SMOKE IN THE AFT GALLEY AREA. I CHKED THE 2 L-HAND SIDE AFT LAVATORIES AND DETERMINED IT WAS NOT ORIGINATING FROM THERE. I WALKED UP THE L-HAND SIDE AISLE AND COULD NOT PINPOINT WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM. I WENT TO THE FORWARD GALLEY AREA, WHERE THEY ALSO SMELLED IT. I WENT BACK TO THE MID GALLEY AREA AND CHKED THE MID L-HAND SIDE LAVATORY. THAT IS WHERE SOMEONE HAD BEEN SMOKING. THERE WAS A VERY STRONG ODOR OF CIGARETTE SMOKE, LIKE SOMEONE HAD SMOKED AT LEAST 1 WHOLE CIGARETTE -- NOT JUST A FEW PUFFS. SEVERAL PAX IN THE AREA OF THE LAVATORY POINTED OUT THE SMOKER. THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT SPOKE WITH HIM AND SAID HIS CLOTHING AND BREATH SMELLED VERY STRONGLY OF CIGARETTE SMOKE. UPON INSPECTION OF THE LAVATORY, WE FOUND THAT THE PAX HAD PUT WET TOWELS IN THE SMOKE DETECTOR TO PREVENT IT FROM DETECTING SMOKE. THE COCKPIT CALLED AND REQUESTED THAT WE BE MET BY LAW ENFORCEMENT AND COMPANY SUPVRS. WE WERE MET BY 2 POLICEMEN AND SEVERAL SUPVRS.
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.