Narrative:

Delayed due to slide malfunction on door 1L (girt bar was hanging loose. There was some concern slide could deploy accidentally). Requested numerous times for airstairs, since door 1L was not a safe exit. Operations never brought airstairs until decision to deplane passenger was made. During the lengthy delay, a passenger lit a cigarette in an aft lavatory. We had a momentary lavatory smoke ECAM, which cleared. Flight attendant verified the warning was due to cigarette smoke. Flight attendant completed smoking ban form, and passenger complied with procedure, including producing identify.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN A320 CAPT EXPRESSED FRUSTRATION WITH GND OPS WHEN HIS REQUEST FOR AIRSTAIRS WENT UNHEEDED DURING A SLIDE MALFUNCTION. WHILE WAITING FOR STAIRS THERE WAS AN INCIDENT WITH A SMOKING PAX.

Narrative: DELAYED DUE TO SLIDE MALFUNCTION ON DOOR 1L (GIRT BAR WAS HANGING LOOSE. THERE WAS SOME CONCERN SLIDE COULD DEPLOY ACCIDENTALLY). REQUESTED NUMEROUS TIMES FOR AIRSTAIRS, SINCE DOOR 1L WAS NOT A SAFE EXIT. OPS NEVER BROUGHT AIRSTAIRS UNTIL DECISION TO DEPLANE PAX WAS MADE. DURING THE LENGTHY DELAY, A PAX LIT A CIGARETTE IN AN AFT LAVATORY. WE HAD A MOMENTARY LAVATORY SMOKE ECAM, WHICH CLRED. FLT ATTENDANT VERIFIED THE WARNING WAS DUE TO CIGARETTE SMOKE. FLT ATTENDANT COMPLETED SMOKING BAN FORM, AND PAX COMPLIED WITH PROC, INCLUDING PRODUCING IDENT.

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.