A flight attendant in charge reported that a first class passenger on a B757 asked specific question...

Attributes
ACN	603872
Time
Date	200312
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zjx.artcc
State Reference	FL
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zjx.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 oversight : flight attendant in charge
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 3
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 8.25 flight attendant time total : 8.25
ASRS Report	603872
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	cabin event other
Independent Detector	other other : 1
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

On this flight from mia to las, one of my first class passenger came up to my first class galley with the B757 briefing card from his seat pocket and questioned me extensively about which aircraft on the diagram in briefing card was the same as the B757 we were flying on our aircraft. I explained the difference in overwater (life rafts), partial overwater, and answered his questions regarding how we would identify the different configns. Shortly before landing in las, as I walked down first class aisle, he asked me if any of us (I assume he meant the flight crew) had razor blades with us. I told him 'no' and must have looked as though I questioned this inquiry. I told him if he needed to shave, and would be checking into a hotel, he probably could get a razor at the front desk. He said quickly, 'oh, I shouldn't have asked that -- it's ok.' he never told me why he asked the question. I mentioned this to a security person on another flight several days later. He said I should mail this to our company. In view of our heightened security alert, he thought it might be of interest. I reported this all to my manager and faxed them a detailed report. I was advised to let company security do any necessary contact with company employees. I also have sent a copy of my report to company's flight attendant safety department.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A FLT ATTENDANT IN CHARGE RPTED THAT A FIRST CLASS PAX ON A B757 ASKED SPECIFIC QUESTIONS REGARDING THE ACFT'S SAFETY CARD AND LATER ASKED IF ANYONE HAD A RAZOR.

Narrative: ON THIS FLT FROM MIA TO LAS, ONE OF MY FIRST CLASS PAX CAME UP TO MY FIRST CLASS GALLEY WITH THE B757 BRIEFING CARD FROM HIS SEAT POCKET AND QUESTIONED ME EXTENSIVELY ABOUT WHICH ACFT ON THE DIAGRAM IN BRIEFING CARD WAS THE SAME AS THE B757 WE WERE FLYING ON OUR ACFT. I EXPLAINED THE DIFFERENCE IN OVERWATER (LIFE RAFTS), PARTIAL OVERWATER, AND ANSWERED HIS QUESTIONS REGARDING HOW WE WOULD IDENT THE DIFFERENT CONFIGNS. SHORTLY BEFORE LNDG IN LAS, AS I WALKED DOWN FIRST CLASS AISLE, HE ASKED ME IF ANY OF US (I ASSUME HE MEANT THE FLT CREW) HAD RAZOR BLADES WITH US. I TOLD HIM 'NO' AND MUST HAVE LOOKED AS THOUGH I QUESTIONED THIS INQUIRY. I TOLD HIM IF HE NEEDED TO SHAVE, AND WOULD BE CHKING INTO A HOTEL, HE PROBABLY COULD GET A RAZOR AT THE FRONT DESK. HE SAID QUICKLY, 'OH, I SHOULDN'T HAVE ASKED THAT -- IT'S OK.' HE NEVER TOLD ME WHY HE ASKED THE QUESTION. I MENTIONED THIS TO A SECURITY PERSON ON ANOTHER FLT SEVERAL DAYS LATER. HE SAID I SHOULD MAIL THIS TO OUR COMPANY. IN VIEW OF OUR HEIGHTENED SECURITY ALERT, HE THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE OF INTEREST. I RPTED THIS ALL TO MY MGR AND FAXED THEM A DETAILED RPT. I WAS ADVISED TO LET COMPANY SECURITY DO ANY NECESSARY CONTACT WITH COMPANY EMPLOYEES. I ALSO HAVE SENT A COPY OF MY RPT TO COMPANY'S FLT ATTENDANT SAFETY DEPT.

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.

A flight attendant in charge reported that a first class passenger on a B757 asked specific questions regarding the aircraft's safety card and later asked if anyone had a razor.