<< >> NASA ASRS Report 90264, July 1988

Passenger smoking on non smoking flight in lavatory after being warned against federal aviation regulation.

Attributes
ACN	90264
Time
Date	198807
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zzz
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 35000 msl bound upper : 35000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzz
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 5500
ASRS Report	90264
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

En route, passenger smoked in aft lav and at seat in spite of being warned about the new rules against smoking. This report is being sent because it demonstrates the additional danger our commercial fleet faces because the new no smoking policy is forcing the die hard smokers in the lavs where they increase the fire danger. This particular man used a large paper bag to blow the smoke into and apparently defeated the smoke detector west/O tampering with it. I have heard that inventive passenger are using shower caps and plastic bags tied over the detectors to defeat them as well. Congress and the FAA were forewarned that this would happen. It seems only a matter of time before we will have a lav fire because of the no smoking policy.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PASSENGER SMOKING ON NON SMOKING FLT IN LAVATORY AFTER BEING WARNED AGAINST FEDERAL AVIATION REG.

Narrative: ENRTE, PAX SMOKED IN AFT LAV AND AT SEAT IN SPITE OF BEING WARNED ABOUT THE NEW RULES AGAINST SMOKING. THIS RPT IS BEING SENT BECAUSE IT DEMONSTRATES THE ADDITIONAL DANGER OUR COMMERCIAL FLEET FACES BECAUSE THE NEW NO SMOKING POLICY IS FORCING THE DIE HARD SMOKERS IN THE LAVS WHERE THEY INCREASE THE FIRE DANGER. THIS PARTICULAR MAN USED A LARGE PAPER BAG TO BLOW THE SMOKE INTO AND APPARENTLY DEFEATED THE SMOKE DETECTOR W/O TAMPERING WITH IT. I HAVE HEARD THAT INVENTIVE PAX ARE USING SHOWER CAPS AND PLASTIC BAGS TIED OVER THE DETECTORS TO DEFEAT THEM AS WELL. CONGRESS AND THE FAA WERE FOREWARNED THAT THIS WOULD HAPPEN. IT SEEMS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE WE WILL HAVE A LAV FIRE BECAUSE OF THE NO SMOKING POLICY.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.