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Flight attendant report of a passenger who boarded a B757 and went to the lavatory and smoked. Passenger was informed it was a federal offense and was removed from the flight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 422312 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199811 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 422312 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Passenger smelled strongly of alcohol when he appeared in the aft galley area during boarding. He entered the aft l- hand lavatory. As he exited the lavatory, there was a visible cloud of cigarette smoke with him, as well as the unmistakable smell. I informed passenger it was a federal law he had broken by smoking on board and that he would be taken off the flight. I informed the captain and the agent. Passenger was removed from the aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT OF A PAX WHO BOARDED A B757 AND WENT TO THE LAVATORY AND SMOKED. PAX WAS INFORMED IT WAS A FEDERAL OFFENSE AND WAS REMOVED FROM THE FLT.
Narrative: PAX SMELLED STRONGLY OF ALCOHOL WHEN HE APPEARED IN THE AFT GALLEY AREA DURING BOARDING. HE ENTERED THE AFT L- HAND LAVATORY. AS HE EXITED THE LAVATORY, THERE WAS A VISIBLE CLOUD OF CIGARETTE SMOKE WITH HIM, AS WELL AS THE UNMISTAKABLE SMELL. I INFORMED PAX IT WAS A FEDERAL LAW HE HAD BROKEN BY SMOKING ON BOARD AND THAT HE WOULD BE TAKEN OFF THE FLT. I INFORMED THE CAPT AND THE AGENT. PAX WAS REMOVED FROM THE ACFT.
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.