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An air carrier cabin attendant reported cabin smoke to the cockpit crew. Passenger were deplaned and the fire crew was called.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 220716 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199209 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dtw |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 11700 flight time type : 4000 |
| ASRS Report | 220716 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 227 flight time total : 5700 flight time type : 376 |
| ASRS Report | 221243 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
At departure time (HT30 pm local dtw time), the lead flight attendant noticed an unusual odor in the cabin and thought there might be smoke but wasn't sure. I went back and there was definitely an unusual smell, but I did not think there was smoke. We turned the air conditioning packs off and called maintenance and informed the gate agent of a delay. With the packs off, the smell didn't seem to get better. But seemed to be getting worse. I made an announcement for the people to deplane. Toward the end of the deplaning, the smell was getting worse and smoke was definitely visible in the cabin. A mechanic showed up at this time, and after a short time trying to ascertain the problem, with his concurrence I shut power off to the aircraft and the fire fighters were called. After this, the smoke became progressively thicker and seemed to be coming from behind the front flight attendant jump seat. The fire fighters soon arrived and took over. Supplemental information from acn 221243. The location of the fire was eventually located on the circuit breaker panel behind the flight attendant jump seat on the bulkhead between the cabin and cockpit.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR CABIN ATTENDANT RPTED CABIN SMOKE TO THE COCKPIT CREW. PAX WERE DEPLANED AND THE FIRE CREW WAS CALLED.
Narrative: AT DEP TIME (HT30 PM LCL DTW TIME), THE LEAD FLT ATTENDANT NOTICED AN UNUSUAL ODOR IN THE CABIN AND THOUGHT THERE MIGHT BE SMOKE BUT WASN'T SURE. I WENT BACK AND THERE WAS DEFINITELY AN UNUSUAL SMELL, BUT I DID NOT THINK THERE WAS SMOKE. WE TURNED THE AIR CONDITIONING PACKS OFF AND CALLED MAINT AND INFORMED THE GATE AGENT OF A DELAY. WITH THE PACKS OFF, THE SMELL DIDN'T SEEM TO GET BETTER. BUT SEEMED TO BE GETTING WORSE. I MADE AN ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE PEOPLE TO DEPLANE. TOWARD THE END OF THE DEPLANING, THE SMELL WAS GETTING WORSE AND SMOKE WAS DEFINITELY VISIBLE IN THE CABIN. A MECH SHOWED UP AT THIS TIME, AND AFTER A SHORT TIME TRYING TO ASCERTAIN THE PROBLEM, WITH HIS CONCURRENCE I SHUT PWR OFF TO THE ACFT AND THE FIRE FIGHTERS WERE CALLED. AFTER THIS, THE SMOKE BECAME PROGRESSIVELY THICKER AND SEEMED TO BE COMING FROM BEHIND THE FRONT FLT ATTENDANT JUMP SEAT. THE FIRE FIGHTERS SOON ARRIVED AND TOOK OVER. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 221243. THE LOCATION OF THE FIRE WAS EVENTUALLY LOCATED ON THE CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL BEHIND THE FLT ATTENDANT JUMP SEAT ON THE BULKHEAD BTWN THE CABIN AND COCKPIT.
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.