Narrative:

Right after takeoff, a passenger came back and went into the lavatory. We were still in our jump seat. 4 or 5 mins later, we heard the chimes to get out of our seats. Flight attendant #2 went into the galley to start coffee, etc. The passenger came out of the lavatory and the smoke poured out into my face. My throat and eyes burned, as I don't smoke. He started to walk away quickly and I said, 'you were smoking in the lavatory.' he said no he wasn't and I couldn't prove it. I opened the lavatory door to find ashes on the floor and a cigarette butt in the toilet. I called the captain to let him know. We were maintaining our service. Flight attendant #1 came back to find out his name, etc. She took his tickets or papers to the cockpit. Flight attendant #3 and I were on the cart when he jumped over passenger seats and charged at us, wanting his papers back. I felt threatened. Flight attendant #3 was able to handle him. I stayed away from him the duration of the flight. 3 passenger sitting in front of him said he was hitting their seats and said 'the airplane is on fire -- we are all going to die.' they were in tears. The captain landed in rdu where local police met the flight.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CABIN ATTENDANT RPT, B727-200, EWR-SJU. PAX SMOKING IN LAVATORY, VERBAL ASSAULT. DIVERT TO RDU. POLICE MET FLT.

Narrative: RIGHT AFTER TKOF, A PAX CAME BACK AND WENT INTO THE LAVATORY. WE WERE STILL IN OUR JUMP SEAT. 4 OR 5 MINS LATER, WE HEARD THE CHIMES TO GET OUT OF OUR SEATS. FLT ATTENDANT #2 WENT INTO THE GALLEY TO START COFFEE, ETC. THE PAX CAME OUT OF THE LAVATORY AND THE SMOKE POURED OUT INTO MY FACE. MY THROAT AND EYES BURNED, AS I DON'T SMOKE. HE STARTED TO WALK AWAY QUICKLY AND I SAID, 'YOU WERE SMOKING IN THE LAVATORY.' HE SAID NO HE WASN'T AND I COULDN'T PROVE IT. I OPENED THE LAVATORY DOOR TO FIND ASHES ON THE FLOOR AND A CIGARETTE BUTT IN THE TOILET. I CALLED THE CAPT TO LET HIM KNOW. WE WERE MAINTAINING OUR SVC. FLT ATTENDANT #1 CAME BACK TO FIND OUT HIS NAME, ETC. SHE TOOK HIS TICKETS OR PAPERS TO THE COCKPIT. FLT ATTENDANT #3 AND I WERE ON THE CART WHEN HE JUMPED OVER PAX SEATS AND CHARGED AT US, WANTING HIS PAPERS BACK. I FELT THREATENED. FLT ATTENDANT #3 WAS ABLE TO HANDLE HIM. I STAYED AWAY FROM HIM THE DURATION OF THE FLT. 3 PAX SITTING IN FRONT OF HIM SAID HE WAS HITTING THEIR SEATS AND SAID 'THE AIRPLANE IS ON FIRE -- WE ARE ALL GOING TO DIE.' THEY WERE IN TEARS. THE CAPT LANDED IN RDU WHERE LCL POLICE MET 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.