Narrative:

Passenger X entered the A-6 lavatory (aft lavatories) and was in the lavatory for what appeared to be an excessive amount of time. Also his traveling companion was in the A-5 lavatory for what appeared to be an excessive amount of time. During their tenure in the lavatories, it was audible that compartments within the lavatory were being opened and closed. I made a PA asking the passenger to return to their seats (general PA) due to the fact that the seatbelt sign was on and it was a federal regulation to comply with crew member instructions as well as instructional signs. Passenger X, complied immediately with the PA. His traveling companion eventually complied, mins later. Flight attendant #3 then entered the A-6 lavatory at which time he smelled cigarette smoke. He told me and I approached the passenger X. Passenger X neither admitted or denied that he had been smoking. I asked where he put the cigarette butt. He indicated the toilet. I told him it was a federal offense to smoke in the lavatory. It would render some type of corrective action. I went to first class to retrieve the FAA smoking form, notify the purser and captain. Flight attendant #4 was able to obtain passenger X's driver's license. She was unsuccessful with his traveling companion. I dug through the A-6 and A-5 trash containers and found passenger X's cigarette butt in the trash can. It had not been extinguished with water, but rather dropped into the trash container. The towels surrounding it were damp. Possibly prevented a fire onboard. Flight attendant #4 idented these 2 men to lax security upon arrival into lax.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B762 CABIN CREW, ENRTE FROM ORD TO LAX WERE CONFRONTED BY 2 PAX WHO INSISTED ON VIOLATING THE NO SMOKING RULE.

Narrative: PAX X ENTERED THE A-6 LAVATORY (AFT LAVATORIES) AND WAS IN THE LAVATORY FOR WHAT APPEARED TO BE AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF TIME. ALSO HIS TRAVELING COMPANION WAS IN THE A-5 LAVATORY FOR WHAT APPEARED TO BE AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF TIME. DURING THEIR TENURE IN THE LAVATORIES, IT WAS AUDIBLE THAT COMPARTMENTS WITHIN THE LAVATORY WERE BEING OPENED AND CLOSED. I MADE A PA ASKING THE PAX TO RETURN TO THEIR SEATS (GENERAL PA) DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE SEATBELT SIGN WAS ON AND IT WAS A FEDERAL REG TO COMPLY WITH CREW MEMBER INSTRUCTIONS AS WELL AS INSTRUCTIONAL SIGNS. PAX X, COMPLIED IMMEDIATELY WITH THE PA. HIS TRAVELING COMPANION EVENTUALLY COMPLIED, MINS LATER. FLT ATTENDANT #3 THEN ENTERED THE A-6 LAVATORY AT WHICH TIME HE SMELLED CIGARETTE SMOKE. HE TOLD ME AND I APCHED THE PAX X. PAX X NEITHER ADMITTED OR DENIED THAT HE HAD BEEN SMOKING. I ASKED WHERE HE PUT THE CIGARETTE BUTT. HE INDICATED THE TOILET. I TOLD HIM IT WAS A FEDERAL OFFENSE TO SMOKE IN THE LAVATORY. IT WOULD RENDER SOME TYPE OF CORRECTIVE ACTION. I WENT TO FIRST CLASS TO RETRIEVE THE FAA SMOKING FORM, NOTIFY THE PURSER AND CAPT. FLT ATTENDANT #4 WAS ABLE TO OBTAIN PAX X'S DRIVER'S LICENSE. SHE WAS UNSUCCESSFUL WITH HIS TRAVELING COMPANION. I DUG THROUGH THE A-6 AND A-5 TRASH CONTAINERS AND FOUND PAX X'S CIGARETTE BUTT IN THE TRASH CAN. IT HAD NOT BEEN EXTINGUISHED WITH WATER, BUT RATHER DROPPED INTO THE TRASH CONTAINER. THE TOWELS SURROUNDING IT WERE DAMP. POSSIBLY PREVENTED A FIRE ONBOARD. FLT ATTENDANT #4 IDENTED THESE 2 MEN TO LAX SECURITY UPON ARR INTO LAX.

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.