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B757 cabin crew describe a cabin smoke event caused by an engine malfunction and diversion to the nearest suitable airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1124569 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201310 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | FO |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Engine |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Flight Attendant (On Duty) |
| Qualification | Flight Attendant Current |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Flight Attendant In Charge Flight Attendant (On Duty) |
| Qualification | Flight Attendant Current |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
Just finished service and began to pick up on aircraft. I heard call lights go off and got up to answer and cabin was filled with smoke and immediately started to look for fire in overhead bins and bathrooms. I then informed the no. 1 that there was no fire in the galley or bathroom then retrieved oxygen for me and customers who may have needed it. I then asked everyone to cover noses and pull their seatbacks up; and that we will be landing. As I did that [I was] going to the back to get my checklist from my manual and assisting passengers with wet cloths to their noses. As I was doing that the no. 1 made a PA to don life vests as a precaution to landing in water and we also donned ours. So me and the no. 4 where getting everyone to lower their heads to get below the smoke and be able to breath better and assisting people that needed help to put on life vests. Once everyone was seated with nose covered we took our seats for landing and landed safely. The no 1. Told me to open the 3L door and to get fresh air for the cabin and she opened the 1L after we landed. By then the smoke had cleared up. The aircraft was towed to area to be unloaded and ramp stands where used to deplane the passengers. I think that engine failed and that is why we had to land.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757 cabin crew describe a cabin smoke event caused by an engine malfunction and diversion to the nearest suitable airport.
Narrative: Just finished service and began to pick up on aircraft. I heard call lights go off and got up to answer and cabin was filled with smoke and immediately started to look for fire in overhead bins and bathrooms. I then informed the No. 1 that there was no fire in the galley or bathroom then retrieved oxygen for me and customers who may have needed it. I then asked everyone to cover noses and pull their seatbacks up; and that we will be landing. As I did that [I was] going to the back to get my checklist from my manual and assisting passengers with wet cloths to their noses. As I was doing that the No. 1 made a PA to don life vests as a precaution to landing in water and we also donned ours. So me and the No. 4 where getting everyone to lower their heads to get below the smoke and be able to breath better and assisting people that needed help to put on life vests. Once everyone was seated with nose covered we took our seats for landing and landed safely. The No 1. told me to open the 3L door and to get fresh air for the cabin and she opened the 1L after we landed. By then the smoke had cleared up. The aircraft was towed to area to be unloaded and ramp stands where used to deplane the passengers. I think that engine failed and that is why we had to land.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.