MD80 cabin attendant detected a passenger that was smoking in the aircraft lavatory in-flight.

Attributes
ACN	596824
Time
Date	200310
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
State Reference	VA
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 35 flight attendant time total : 35 flight attendant time type : 100
ASRS Report	596824
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger misconduct cabin event other non adherence : far non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : 1
Resolutory Action	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

I was waiting near the aircraft lavatory when a first class passenger came out of it and it smelled somewhat like smoke and also an air freshener. The cockpit crew (first officer) was waiting in the cockpit for the lavatory and we signaled him that it was vacant. When he went into the lavatory, he smelled cigarette smoke very strongly. The captain called for company personnel to meet the flight upon arrival at dfw.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 CABIN ATTENDANT DETECTED A PAX THAT WAS SMOKING IN THE ACFT LAVATORY INFLT.

Narrative: I WAS WAITING NEAR THE ACFT LAVATORY WHEN A FIRST CLASS PAX CAME OUT OF IT AND IT SMELLED SOMEWHAT LIKE SMOKE AND ALSO AN AIR FRESHENER. THE COCKPIT CREW (FO) WAS WAITING IN THE COCKPIT FOR THE LAVATORY AND WE SIGNALED HIM THAT IT WAS VACANT. WHEN HE WENT INTO THE LAVATORY, HE SMELLED CIGARETTE SMOKE VERY STRONGLY. THE CAPT CALLED FOR COMPANY PERSONNEL TO MEET THE FLT UPON ARR AT DFW.

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.