# Incident 20040511014939I: Boeing 757231, Cleveland, OH, May 11, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 2004, 17:23 local time
- Place: Cleveland, OH
- Airport: Cleveland-Hopkins International
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: P9RA
- Location: 41.4094° N, 81.8547° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CLEVELAND-HOPKINS INTL (CLE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4094&lon=-81.8547&mi=10
- Aircraft: N708TW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 757231
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040511014939I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) PASSENGER ^PRIVACY DATA OMIT^ FLIGHT 312 FROM CANCUN, MEXICO TO CLEVELAND, OHIO WAS FOUND BY CREWMEMBER TO HAVE SMOKED IN THE LAVATORY IN VIOLATION OF CREWMEMBER BRIEFING AND POSTED PLACARDS AND SIGNS. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED DURING THE DESCENT INTO CLEVELAND. PASSENGER ADMITTED SMOKING AND PROVIDED IDENTIFICATION TO LAW ENFORCEMENT. INJURY SUMMARY NOT KNOWN BY ASI.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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