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Air carrier diverted to alternate when smoke detected in cockpit shortly after takeoff. Postflt inspection revealed paper in forward oven.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 126720 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198910 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : lin |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 33000 msl bound upper : 33000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zoa |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 600 |
| ASRS Report | 126720 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Cockpit smoke occurred shortly after level off. Emergency declared and precautionary diversion to smf followed. Burning paper found in forward galley oven. All crew members acted in a professional manner and diversion was without problems.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR DIVERTED TO ALTERNATE WHEN SMOKE DETECTED IN COCKPIT SHORTLY AFTER TKOF. POSTFLT INSPECTION REVEALED PAPER IN FORWARD OVEN.
Narrative: COCKPIT SMOKE OCCURRED SHORTLY AFTER LEVEL OFF. EMER DECLARED AND PRECAUTIONARY DIVERSION TO SMF FOLLOWED. BURNING PAPER FOUND IN FORWARD GALLEY OVEN. ALL CREW MEMBERS ACTED IN A PROFESSIONAL MANNER AND DIVERSION WAS WITHOUT PROBLEMS.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.