<< >> NASA ASRS Report 496520, December 2000

Cabin attendant report, A300, mex-mia. Passenger caught smoking in first class lavatory by cabin attendant. Police were called and did nothing. Cabin attendant upset with lack of law enforcement of far's.

Attributes
ACN	496520
Time
Date	200012
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mmid.artcc
State Reference	FO
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : mmid.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A300
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 : 8
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 10 flight attendant time total : 10
ASRS Report	496520
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	observation : passenger
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger misconduct cabin event other non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : company policies other anomaly
Independent Detector	other other : cab #1
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance FAA Company
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

A passenger was caught smoking in the first class lavatory. I approached him and he did confirm that he smoked. Auths met the flight and nothing was done. It's a shame such a law and nothing was done. I'm embarrassed with the law system.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CABIN ATTENDANT RPT, A300, MEX-MIA. PAX CAUGHT SMOKING IN FIRST CLASS LAVATORY BY CABIN ATTENDANT. POLICE WERE CALLED AND DID NOTHING. CABIN ATTENDANT UPSET WITH LACK OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OF FAR'S.

Narrative: A PAX WAS CAUGHT SMOKING IN THE FIRST CLASS LAVATORY. I APCHED HIM AND HE DID CONFIRM THAT HE SMOKED. AUTHS MET THE FLT AND NOTHING WAS DONE. IT'S A SHAME SUCH A LAW AND NOTHING WAS DONE. I'M EMBARRASSED WITH THE LAW SYS.

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.