Flight attendant report, MD80, ord-lax, passenger smoked in lavatory.

Attributes
ACN	433655
Time
Date	199903
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zmp.artcc
State Reference	MN
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zmp.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty oversight : flight attendant in charge
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 6
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 6.5 flight attendant time total : 6.5 flight attendant time type : 60
ASRS Report	433655
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger misconduct non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies non adherence : far other anomaly
Independent Detector	other other : cab 2
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other

Narrative:

Flight attendant #4 came up to first class to tell me that she suspected a young female passenger had been smoking in the aft lavatory. (Not sure which side.) she approached the young woman and asked her if she had been smoking. The passenger said yes, but only a little! Flight attendant #4 found the cigarette butt in the ashtray of the lavatory and came to tell me. As flight attendant #1, I filled out a passenger incident report (smoking incident) and had the passenger complete it with her name, address and drivers license number. (I'm sorry that I do not have a copy of this report.) we explained how dangerous it was to smoke on an aircraft and that there was a huge penalty if she has a second occurrence. The report was filed with airline that evening.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT, MD80, ORD-LAX, PAX SMOKED IN LAVATORY.

Narrative: FLT ATTENDANT #4 CAME UP TO FIRST CLASS TO TELL ME THAT SHE SUSPECTED A YOUNG FEMALE PAX HAD BEEN SMOKING IN THE AFT LAVATORY. (NOT SURE WHICH SIDE.) SHE APCHED THE YOUNG WOMAN AND ASKED HER IF SHE HAD BEEN SMOKING. THE PAX SAID YES, BUT ONLY A LITTLE! FLT ATTENDANT #4 FOUND THE CIGARETTE BUTT IN THE ASHTRAY OF THE LAVATORY AND CAME TO TELL ME. AS FLT ATTENDANT #1, I FILLED OUT A PAX INCIDENT RPT (SMOKING INCIDENT) AND HAD THE PAX COMPLETE IT WITH HER NAME, ADDRESS AND DRIVERS LICENSE NUMBER. (I'M SORRY THAT I DO NOT HAVE A COPY OF THIS RPT.) WE EXPLAINED HOW DANGEROUS IT WAS TO SMOKE ON AN ACFT AND THAT THERE WAS A HUGE PENALTY IF SHE HAS A SECOND OCCURRENCE. THE RPT WAS FILED WITH AIRLINE THAT EVENING.

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.