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FAA incident report · Boeing 737300 · Cleveland, OH · March 14, 1998

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Date
March 14, 1998 · 19:00 local
Place
Cleveland, OH
Airport
Cleveland-Hopkins International
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
Operator
RYNA
Aircraft
EICNE
Reported as
Boeing 737300
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: it is alleged that passenger charles novak smoked in aircraft lavatory in violation of far's. legal enforcement package forwarded to AGL-7. On Saturday, March 14, 1998, at approx. 1900 hrs. I had an assignment to assist the crew of ryan int. With a passenger smoking on the aircraft on a flight from aruba. The flight arrived at approx. 1900 hrs. I met the same flight crew who identified the passenger. At this time I spoke with the flight captain who informed me that as he (captain) was standing near the forward lavatory he smelled smoke when the door opened. A passenger exited the lavatory and the same captain asked the male who just exited the same lav. If he was smoking? And this same male responded to the captain that he was smoking and he disposed of the cigarette in the toilet. The passenger was advised to return to his seat. No other incident occurred with the passenger. I spoke with the same passenger who admitted that he was smoking in the lavatory and that he flushed the cigarette in the toilet. This same passenger was advised of his violation and after obtaining positive id and ticket info. He was released. (Witness info. Captain scott bushong, ryan int.)

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: IT IS ALLEGED THAT PASSENGER CHARLES NOVAK SMOKED IN AIRCRAFT LAVATORY IN VIOLATION OF FAR'S. LEGAL ENFORCEMENT PACKAGE FORWARDED TO AGL-7. ON SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 1998, AT APPROX. 1900 HRS. I HAD AN ASSIGNMENT TO ASSIST THE CREW OF RYAN INT. WITH A PASSENGER SMOKING ON THE AIRCRAFT ON A FLIGHT FROM ARUBA. THE FLIGHT ARRIVED AT APPROX. 1900 HRS. I MET THE SAME FLIGHT CREW WHO IDENTIFIED THE PASSENGER. AT THIS TIME I SPOKE WITH THE FLIGHT CAPTAIN WHO INFORMED ME THAT AS HE (CAPTAIN) WAS STANDING NEAR THE FORWARD LAVATORY HE SMELLED SMOKE WHEN THE DOOR OPENED. A PASSENGER EXITED THE LAVATORY AND THE SAME CAPTAIN ASKED THE MALE WHO JUST EXITED THE SAME LAV. IF HE WAS SMOKING? AND THIS SAME MALE RESPONDED TO THE CAPTAIN THAT HE WAS SMOKING AND HE DISPOSED OF THE CIGARETTE IN THE TOILET. THE PASSENGER WAS ADVISED TO RETURN TO HIS SEAT. NO OTHER INCIDENT OCCURRED WITH THE PASSENGER. I SPOKE WITH THE SAME PASSENGER WHO ADMITTED THAT HE WAS SMOKING IN THE LAVATORY AND THAT HE FLUSHED THE CIGARETTE IN THE TOILET. THIS SAME PASSENGER WAS ADVISED OF HIS VIOLATION AND AFTER OBTAINING POSITIVE ID AND TICKET INFO. HE WAS RELEASED. (WITNESS INFO. CAPTAIN SCOTT BUSHONG, RYAN INT.)