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A passenger has a cavalier attitude when caught smoking in the lavatory. The crew sees to it that he is counseled by law enforcement officers upon arrival at the destination.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 582892 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200305 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cvg.airport |
| State Reference | KY |
| Altitude | msl single value : 22000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zid.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet CL65, 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 crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 582892 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger misconduct non adherence : far non adherence : company policies |
| Independent Detector | other other : cab |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
Our flight attendant called up to the cockpit and claimed she was sure a passenger had just smoked in the aircraft lavatory due to the smoke smell in the cabin and on the person. We asked her to confront the passenger and ask whether he had indeed smoked in the lavatory and to remind him of our no smoking policy as well as the fact that it was a federal offense. The passenger replied in a cavalier attitude that he did not smoke in the cabin. We followed the procedures outlined in our operations manual and had law enforcement meet the passenger upon our arrival.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PAX HAS A CAVALIER ATTITUDE WHEN CAUGHT SMOKING IN THE LAVATORY. THE CREW SEES TO IT THAT HE IS COUNSELED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS UPON ARR AT THE DEST.
Narrative: OUR FLT ATTENDANT CALLED UP TO THE COCKPIT AND CLAIMED SHE WAS SURE A PAX HAD JUST SMOKED IN THE ACFT LAVATORY DUE TO THE SMOKE SMELL IN THE CABIN AND ON THE PERSON. WE ASKED HER TO CONFRONT THE PAX AND ASK WHETHER HE HAD INDEED SMOKED IN THE LAVATORY AND TO REMIND HIM OF OUR NO SMOKING POLICY AS WELL AS THE FACT THAT IT WAS A FEDERAL OFFENSE. THE PAX REPLIED IN A CAVALIER ATTITUDE THAT HE DID NOT SMOKE IN THE CABIN. WE FOLLOWED THE PROCS OUTLINED IN OUR OPS MANUAL AND HAD LAW ENFORCEMENT MEET THE PAX UPON OUR ARR.
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.