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An MDS80 flight attendant reported that a smoking passenger actually took responsibility for his actions during a flight from lga to fll.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 601899 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200310 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zma.artcc |
| State Reference | FL |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zma.artcc |
| 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 | descent : intermediate altitude |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 5 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 14 flight attendant time total : 14 flight attendant time type : 70 |
| ASRS Report | 601899 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger misconduct |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
Passenger suspected of smoking in the lavatory. (Because of a smoky smell after he left the lavatory.) when confronted by #2 flight attendant he had been smoking and gave his identify to flight attendant to fill out in-flight disturbance report. Passenger was cooperative and no further action was necessary. (Cockpit crew had been advised and alerted ground personnel before our arrival.)
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MDS80 FLT ATTENDANT RPTED THAT A SMOKING PAX ACTUALLY TOOK RESPONSIBILITY FOR HIS ACTIONS DURING A FLT FROM LGA TO FLL.
Narrative: PAX SUSPECTED OF SMOKING IN THE LAVATORY. (BECAUSE OF A SMOKY SMELL AFTER HE LEFT THE LAVATORY.) WHEN CONFRONTED BY #2 FLT ATTENDANT HE HAD BEEN SMOKING AND GAVE HIS IDENT TO FLT ATTENDANT TO FILL OUT INFLT DISTURBANCE RPT. PAX WAS COOPERATIVE AND NO FURTHER ACTION WAS NECESSARY. (COCKPIT CREW HAD BEEN ADVISED AND ALERTED GND PERSONNEL BEFORE OUR ARR.)
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.