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A B757-200 cabin attendant reports detecting light smoke and fumes from the right aft lavatory and discovered a passenger smoking.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 561900 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200209 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zzz.artcc |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| 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 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 13 flight attendant time total : 13 flight attendant time type : 50 |
| ASRS Report | 561900 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger misconduct non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Cabin Crew Human Performance Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
Passenger seated in main cabin, xxa, vacated seat to use aft aircraft r-hand side lavatory to smoke cigarettes. The scent of the fumes and visibility of light smoke triggered 2 flight attendants who were in galley next to lavatory, to determine source. Passenger was issued regulatory warning and vehemently denied situation and threatened to sue, despite being caught in the act.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757-200 CABIN ATTENDANT RPTS DETECTING LIGHT SMOKE AND FUMES FROM THE R AFT LAVATORY AND DISCOVERED A PAX SMOKING.
Narrative: PAX SEATED IN MAIN CABIN, XXA, VACATED SEAT TO USE AFT ACFT R-HAND SIDE LAVATORY TO SMOKE CIGARETTES. THE SCENT OF THE FUMES AND VISIBILITY OF LIGHT SMOKE TRIGGERED 2 FLT ATTENDANTS WHO WERE IN GALLEY NEXT TO LAVATORY, TO DETERMINE SOURCE. PAX WAS ISSUED REGULATORY WARNING AND VEHEMENTLY DENIED SIT AND THREATENED TO SUE, DESPITE BEING CAUGHT IN THE ACT.
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.