<< >> NASA ASRS Report 425176, January 1999

Flight attendant report regarding a passenger who was smoking the first class lavatory. Cabin attendant questioned and she denied it, but smelled strongly of cigarette smoke as did the lavatory.

Attributes
ACN	425176
Time
Date	199901
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zjx
State Reference	FL
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	425176
Person 2
Function	observation : passenger
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Passenger was smoking in first class lavatory during flight. She walked past me as I left the first class galley and I smelled very strong cigarette smoke. I asked her if she had been smoking and she said no. I went into the lavatory and the smoke smell was still strong. I opened the trash bin and looked for butts. I also doused the bin and contents with water. I returned to my work area in the main cabin and the other flight attendants handled the passenger, paperwork, etc. My only other comment is that the captain refused to have anyone meet the flight.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT REGARDING A PAX WHO WAS SMOKING THE FIRST CLASS LAVATORY. CABIN ATTENDANT QUESTIONED AND SHE DENIED IT, BUT SMELLED STRONGLY OF CIGARETTE SMOKE AS DID THE LAVATORY.

Narrative: PAX WAS SMOKING IN FIRST CLASS LAVATORY DURING FLT. SHE WALKED PAST ME AS I LEFT THE FIRST CLASS GALLEY AND I SMELLED VERY STRONG CIGARETTE SMOKE. I ASKED HER IF SHE HAD BEEN SMOKING AND SHE SAID NO. I WENT INTO THE LAVATORY AND THE SMOKE SMELL WAS STILL STRONG. I OPENED THE TRASH BIN AND LOOKED FOR BUTTS. I ALSO DOUSED THE BIN AND CONTENTS WITH WATER. I RETURNED TO MY WORK AREA IN THE MAIN CABIN AND THE OTHER FLT ATTENDANTS HANDLED THE PAX, PAPERWORK, ETC. MY ONLY OTHER COMMENT IS THAT THE CAPT REFUSED TO HAVE ANYONE MEET THE FLT.

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.