B767-200 cabin crew has passenger use GPS.

Attributes
ACN	701732
Time
Date	200606
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzz.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-200
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 : 5
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 17.5 flight attendant time total : 17.5
ASRS Report	701732
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	observation : passenger
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger electronic device non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Cabin Crew Human Performance Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

GPS was being used in-flight by passenger. The air marshal observed him. He was very secretive when asked if he was using such a device. He denied using this. I followed up approximately 15 mins later and he did have a GPS. I ordered him to place it in his carryon bag and not to remove it until he deplaned.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B767-200 CABIN CREW HAS PAX USE GPS.

Narrative: GPS WAS BEING USED INFLT BY PAX. THE AIR MARSHAL OBSERVED HIM. HE WAS VERY SECRETIVE WHEN ASKED IF HE WAS USING SUCH A DEVICE. HE DENIED USING THIS. I FOLLOWED UP APPROX 15 MINS LATER AND HE DID HAVE A GPS. I ORDERED HIM TO PLACE IT IN HIS CARRYON BAG AND NOT TO REMOVE IT UNTIL HE DEPLANED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.