Cabin attendant report, A300, jfk-sdq. Passenger smoking in lavatory, alarm went off. Cabin attendant blames it on buying duty free liquor at airport and consuming it on board. Happens frequently.

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Attributes
ACN	497594
Time
Date	200012
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zny.artcc
State Reference	NY
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny.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 : 6
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 11 flight attendant time total : 11 flight attendant time type : 80
ASRS Report	497594
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	observation : passenger
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger misconduct non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly
Independent Detector	other other : cab #1
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Cabin Crew Human Performance Company Passenger Human Performance Airport
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

A passenger used the lavatory for smoking purposes. An alarm went off. I opened the door of the lavatory and its smell of cigarettes was very strong. I checked the different compartments of the lavatory, looking for a fire, but there was none. What causes the situation is not the smoking, it is allowing passenger to by liquor at duty free zone and letting them drink it on board. All the majority of incidents in-flight in and out of sdq and pop come from the duty free sales and onboard drinking. I am tired of these sits.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CABIN ATTENDANT RPT, A300, JFK-SDQ. PAX SMOKING IN LAVATORY, ALARM WENT OFF. CABIN ATTENDANT BLAMES IT ON BUYING DUTY FREE LIQUOR AT ARPT AND CONSUMING IT ON BOARD. HAPPENS FREQUENTLY.

Narrative: A PAX USED THE LAVATORY FOR SMOKING PURPOSES. AN ALARM WENT OFF. I OPENED THE DOOR OF THE LAVATORY AND ITS SMELL OF CIGARETTES WAS VERY STRONG. I CHKED THE DIFFERENT COMPARTMENTS OF THE LAVATORY, LOOKING FOR A FIRE, BUT THERE WAS NONE. WHAT CAUSES THE SIT IS NOT THE SMOKING, IT IS ALLOWING PAX TO BY LIQUOR AT DUTY FREE ZONE AND LETTING THEM DRINK IT ON BOARD. ALL THE MAJORITY OF INCIDENTS INFLT IN AND OUT OF SDQ AND POP COME FROM THE DUTY FREE SALES AND ONBOARD DRINKING. I AM TIRED OF THESE SITS.

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.