A B757-200 flight attendant's detected cigarette smoke in the lav after passenger had been in them.

Attributes
ACN	532823
Time
Date	200112
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zzz.artcc
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzz.artcc tower : bos.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
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 : 1.5 flight attendant time total : 1.5 flight attendant time type : 20
ASRS Report	532823
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger misconduct non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies
Independent Detector	other other : 2 other other : 3 other other : 1
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	FAA Passenger Human Performance Company
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

First occurrence. #2 and #4 flight attendant reported smelling cigarette smoke in aft lav passenger was not able to be identified. Second occurrence, #2, #4, #5 and myself all smelled smoke from the aft right lav. The #2 smelled the lav and confirmed. She saw the woman who just left the lav and went to her seat. She brought her to the aft galley and aft lav to question her. She didn't speak english. By use of posted instructional signs, and hand signals, she admitted to smoking in lav both times. Flight attendant #1 obtained her passport and appropriate paperwork and filed a report. Whether or not she knew she was wrong, I don't know. There are plenty of no smoking signs all over the aircraft in which speak to everyone who can see.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757-200 FA'S DETECTED CIGARETTE SMOKE IN THE LAV AFTER PAX HAD BEEN IN THEM.

Narrative: FIRST OCCURRENCE. #2 AND #4 FA RPTED SMELLING CIGARETTE SMOKE IN AFT LAV PAX WAS NOT ABLE TO BE IDENTIFIED. SECOND OCCURRENCE, #2, #4, #5 AND MYSELF ALL SMELLED SMOKE FROM THE AFT RIGHT LAV. THE #2 SMELLED THE LAV AND CONFIRMED. SHE SAW THE WOMAN WHO JUST LEFT THE LAV AND WENT TO HER SEAT. SHE BROUGHT HER TO THE AFT GALLEY AND AFT LAV TO QUESTION HER. SHE DIDN'T SPEAK ENGLISH. BY USE OF POSTED INSTRUCTIONAL SIGNS, AND HAND SIGNALS, SHE ADMITTED TO SMOKING IN LAV BOTH TIMES. FA #1 OBTAINED HER PASSPORT AND APPROPRIATE PAPERWORK AND FILED A RPT. WHETHER OR NOT SHE KNEW SHE WAS WRONG, I DON'T KNOW. THERE ARE PLENTY OF NO SMOKING SIGNS ALL OVER THE ACFT IN WHICH SPEAK TO EVERYONE WHO CAN SEE.

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.