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An MD80 cabin crew deals with a passenger smoking in the lavatory in coordination with their captain who had the flight met by law enforcement.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 629425 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200408 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| 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 | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 1 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 25 flight attendant time total : 25 flight attendant time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 629425 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 2 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 25 flight attendant time total : 25 flight attendant time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 629426 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger misconduct other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other other : 2 |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
Passenger came out of lavatory and #2 flight attendant (standing where passenger must pass by to and from lavatory) smelled smoke on passenger -- she then went to lavatory and opened door where odor was even stronger. After checking for cigarette butt in lavatory, she called me on interphone to relay information. Captain interrupted call and asked that we immediately fill out forms indicated and he would have auths meet plane. Passenger was cooperative and apologetic. Police met aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 CABIN CREW DEALS WITH A PAX SMOKING IN THE LAVATORY IN COORD WITH THEIR CAPT WHO HAD THE FLT MET BY LAW ENFORCEMENT.
Narrative: PAX CAME OUT OF LAVATORY AND #2 FLT ATTENDANT (STANDING WHERE PAX MUST PASS BY TO AND FROM LAVATORY) SMELLED SMOKE ON PAX -- SHE THEN WENT TO LAVATORY AND OPENED DOOR WHERE ODOR WAS EVEN STRONGER. AFTER CHKING FOR CIGARETTE BUTT IN LAVATORY, SHE CALLED ME ON INTERPHONE TO RELAY INFO. CAPT INTERRUPTED CALL AND ASKED THAT WE IMMEDIATELY FILL OUT FORMS INDICATED AND HE WOULD HAVE AUTHS MEET PLANE. PAX WAS COOPERATIVE AND APOLOGETIC. POLICE MET ACFT.
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.