B767-300 flight crew attendant found a passenger that was drunk and smoking in the lavatory.

Attributes
ACN	578416
Time
Date	200304
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zhu.artcc
State Reference	TX
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zhu.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-300 and 300 ER
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 : 30
ASRS Report	578416
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty oversight : flight attendant in charge
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger misconduct cabin event other non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : 1
Resolutory Action	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

A male passenger exited the aft left lavatory. As he exited, I thought I smelled smoke. Another passenger entered lavatory before I could, and I asked him if it smelled of smoke. He said that it did. I entered lavatory and definitely smelled cigarette smoke. The offending passenger had gone up the wrong aisle to his seat, and was returning down the aisle towards me. He smelled of cigarette smoke. I asked him if he had been smoking, and he said 'no'. He was visibly intoxicated -- staggering and unable to look me in the eye. He returned to his seat, and I phoned purser to report incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B767-300 FLT CREW ATTENDANT FOUND A PAX THAT WAS DRUNK AND SMOKING IN THE LAVATORY.

Narrative: A MALE PAX EXITED THE AFT L LAVATORY. AS HE EXITED, I THOUGHT I SMELLED SMOKE. ANOTHER PAX ENTERED LAVATORY BEFORE I COULD, AND I ASKED HIM IF IT SMELLED OF SMOKE. HE SAID THAT IT DID. I ENTERED LAVATORY AND DEFINITELY SMELLED CIGARETTE SMOKE. THE OFFENDING PAX HAD GONE UP THE WRONG AISLE TO HIS SEAT, AND WAS RETURNING DOWN THE AISLE TOWARDS ME. HE SMELLED OF CIGARETTE SMOKE. I ASKED HIM IF HE HAD BEEN SMOKING, AND HE SAID 'NO'. HE WAS VISIBLY INTOXICATED -- STAGGERING AND UNABLE TO LOOK ME IN THE EYE. HE RETURNED TO HIS SEAT, AND I PHONED PURSER TO RPT INCIDENT.

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.