An md-S80 flight attendant reported that a first class passenger refused to turn off her personal electronic device and stow her carry-on's before arriving at bos.

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Attributes
ACN	624747
Time
Date	200407
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bos.airport
State Reference	MA
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : a90.tracon tower : bos.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 5
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 4 flight attendant time total : 4 flight attendant time type : 85
ASRS Report	624747
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger electronic device cabin event : passenger misconduct non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : company policies
Independent Detector	other other : 1
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

Made prepare for landing PA. Flight attendant #4 asked first class passenger (2 times) to turn off electronic device for landing. I asked passenger 2 times, as well, to turn off electronic device for landing. Passenger kept saying 'just a min.' I told passenger she needed to turn off device right away because I needed to take my jump seat for landing. It was bumpy and the landing gear was coming down. Passenger threw her stuff down and refused to stow her carry-on's under her seat for landing. I quickly took my jump seat for my safety. Passenger needed to be cooperative and not cause a disturbance right at landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD-S80 FLT ATTENDANT RPTED THAT A FIRST CLASS PAX REFUSED TO TURN OFF HER PERSONAL ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STOW HER CARRY-ON'S BEFORE ARRIVING AT BOS.

Narrative: MADE PREPARE FOR LNDG PA. FLT ATTENDANT #4 ASKED FIRST CLASS PAX (2 TIMES) TO TURN OFF ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR LNDG. I ASKED PAX 2 TIMES, AS WELL, TO TURN OFF ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR LNDG. PAX KEPT SAYING 'JUST A MIN.' I TOLD PAX SHE NEEDED TO TURN OFF DEVICE RIGHT AWAY BECAUSE I NEEDED TO TAKE MY JUMP SEAT FOR LNDG. IT WAS BUMPY AND THE LNDG GEAR WAS COMING DOWN. PAX THREW HER STUFF DOWN AND REFUSED TO STOW HER CARRY-ON'S UNDER HER SEAT FOR LNDG. I QUICKLY TOOK MY JUMP SEAT FOR MY SAFETY. PAX NEEDED TO BE COOPERATIVE AND NOT CAUSE A DISTURBANCE RIGHT AT LNDG.

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.