Smoke or smoking in cockpit. Flight crew behavior unprofessional attitude complacency.

Attributes
ACN	273774
Time
Date	199406
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : lmt
State Reference	OR
Altitude	msl bound lower : 35000 msl bound upper : 35000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zse tower : lgw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-400
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
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 : 150 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	273774
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While in cruise from sna to sea at FL350 I felt the need for a cigarette. Assuming that my first officer did not like second hand smoke, I asked him if perhaps he did not feel the need to go the bathroom for awhile. He agreed that perhaps he did and while he was gone I smoke a cigarette. My need for a nicotine fix overcame yrs of training and I inadvertently forgot about being only 1 pilot at the controls being required to wear and use an oxygen mask. The time has come to be a non-smoker.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMOKE OR SMOKING IN COCKPIT. FLC BEHAVIOR UNPROFESSIONAL ATTITUDE COMPLACENCY.

Narrative: WHILE IN CRUISE FROM SNA TO SEA AT FL350 I FELT THE NEED FOR A CIGARETTE. ASSUMING THAT MY FO DID NOT LIKE SECOND HAND SMOKE, I ASKED HIM IF PERHAPS HE DID NOT FEEL THE NEED TO GO THE BATHROOM FOR AWHILE. HE AGREED THAT PERHAPS HE DID AND WHILE HE WAS GONE I SMOKE A CIGARETTE. MY NEED FOR A NICOTINE FIX OVERCAME YRS OF TRAINING AND I INADVERTENTLY FORGOT ABOUT BEING ONLY 1 PLT AT THE CTLS BEING REQUIRED TO WEAR AND USE AN OXYGEN MASK. THE TIME HAS COME TO BE A NON-SMOKER.

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.