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Flight attendant report, B767-300, jfk-lax, passenger smoked 5 cigarettes in lavatory before smoke alarm went off. No lavatory alarm sounds in cockpit.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 453134 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199910 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zla.artcc |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zla.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 7 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 0.7 flight attendant time total : 1.6 flight attendant time type : 45 |
| ASRS Report | 453134 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger misconduct other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other other : cab #1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance FAA Company Chart Or Publication Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
A passenger was found smoking in lavatory A5 up to as many as 5 cigarettes. By the time the alarm went off, the lavatory was full of smoke (like fog pea soup). In passenger panic to get out (with alarm going), he threw cigarette butt in trash can. When I forced door open, there was so much smoke I felt panicked. I was surprised to find out no alarm goes off in the cockpit or at the #1 control panel. On an aircraft this large, the smoke alarm should alert other flight attendants and the captain.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT, B767-300, JFK-LAX, PAX SMOKED 5 CIGARETTES IN LAVATORY BEFORE SMOKE ALARM WENT OFF. NO LAVATORY ALARM SOUNDS IN COCKPIT.
Narrative: A PAX WAS FOUND SMOKING IN LAVATORY A5 UP TO AS MANY AS 5 CIGARETTES. BY THE TIME THE ALARM WENT OFF, THE LAVATORY WAS FULL OF SMOKE (LIKE FOG PEA SOUP). IN PAX PANIC TO GET OUT (WITH ALARM GOING), HE THREW CIGARETTE BUTT IN TRASH CAN. WHEN I FORCED DOOR OPEN, THERE WAS SO MUCH SMOKE I FELT PANICKED. I WAS SURPRISED TO FIND OUT NO ALARM GOES OFF IN THE COCKPIT OR AT THE #1 CTL PANEL. ON AN ACFT THIS LARGE, THE SMOKE ALARM SHOULD ALERT OTHER FLT ATTENDANTS AND THE CAPT.
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.