Passeenger complained because he smelled captain's cigarette smoke. Captain was smoking in cockpit.

Attributes
ACN	156816
Time
Date	199009
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 16890 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	156815
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

The flight was uneventful. A full load from dtw to dfw were given a safe and smooth ride. On each flight I strive to use my own and crew's yrs of experience, the excellent training provided by my company, utilize cockpit resource management, and common sense to provide a safe operation for my passenger and crew. Upon arrival dfw I was informed by the #1 F/a that a passenger who supposedly idented himself as an FAA man on vacation complained because he 'smelled' something burning. You see I smoked several 'demon' cigarettes on the flight. The FAA man who never idented himself to me said he would 'follow up on it.' I am under the impression that the far banning smoking applies to the passenger cabin, not the cockpit. If the far bans smoking in the cockpit, I may have unwittingly violated an far. It seems to me that in today's complex environment where the captain's responsibility has never been higher, his authority is constantly being eroded. Just a sign of the times; I guess I will start dipping snuff before my next CAT III approach.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PASSEENGER COMPLAINED BECAUSE HE SMELLED CAPT'S CIGARETTE SMOKE. CAPT WAS SMOKING IN COCKPIT.

Narrative: THE FLT WAS UNEVENTFUL. A FULL LOAD FROM DTW TO DFW WERE GIVEN A SAFE AND SMOOTH RIDE. ON EACH FLT I STRIVE TO USE MY OWN AND CREW'S YRS OF EXPERIENCE, THE EXCELLENT TRNING PROVIDED BY MY COMPANY, UTILIZE COCKPIT RESOURCE MGMNT, AND COMMON SENSE TO PROVIDE A SAFE OPERATION FOR MY PAX AND CREW. UPON ARR DFW I WAS INFORMED BY THE #1 F/A THAT A PAX WHO SUPPOSEDLY IDENTED HIMSELF AS AN FAA MAN ON VACATION COMPLAINED BECAUSE HE 'SMELLED' SOMETHING BURNING. YOU SEE I SMOKED SEVERAL 'DEMON' CIGARETTES ON THE FLT. THE FAA MAN WHO NEVER IDENTED HIMSELF TO ME SAID HE WOULD 'FOLLOW UP ON IT.' I AM UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THE FAR BANNING SMOKING APPLIES TO THE PAX CABIN, NOT THE COCKPIT. IF THE FAR BANS SMOKING IN THE COCKPIT, I MAY HAVE UNWITTINGLY VIOLATED AN FAR. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT IN TODAY'S COMPLEX ENVIRONMENT WHERE THE CAPT'S RESPONSIBILITY HAS NEVER BEEN HIGHER, HIS AUTHORITY IS CONSTANTLY BEING ERODED. JUST A SIGN OF THE TIMES; I GUESS I WILL START DIPPING SNUFF BEFORE MY NEXT CAT III APCH.

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.