Medium large transport has air conditioning smoke and begins to divert to geg.

Attributes
ACN	239750
Time
Date	199304
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : geg
State Reference	WA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 8000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : geg
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : intermediate altitude
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 : 180 flight time total : 15600 flight time type : 9900
ASRS Report	239750
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 7000
ASRS Report	239751
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Cabin was described as 'filling with smoke' by lead flight attendant. Observed smoke in cabin and began diversion toward geg. Communication (emergency) procedures were accomplished. Observed right pack temperature to be high during accomplishment of procedure. Turning off the right air conditioning supply switch stopped smoke from the overheated pack. Reset temperature control to manual and adjusted temperature to cold. With concurrence of maintenance control and dispatch, operated pack with temperature and pressures normal in manual temperature control. Aircraft weight exceeded 'over weight' conditions for geg landing. With concurrence of dispatch and maintenance control, climbed to cruise altitude and continued flight to msp.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG HAS AIR CONDITIONING SMOKE AND BEGINS TO DIVERT TO GEG.

Narrative: CABIN WAS DESCRIBED AS 'FILLING WITH SMOKE' BY LEAD FLT ATTENDANT. OBSERVED SMOKE IN CABIN AND BEGAN DIVERSION TOWARD GEG. COM (EMER) PROCS WERE ACCOMPLISHED. OBSERVED R PACK TEMP TO BE HIGH DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF PROC. TURNING OFF THE R AIR CONDITIONING SUPPLY SWITCH STOPPED SMOKE FROM THE OVERHEATED PACK. RESET TEMP CTL TO MANUAL AND ADJUSTED TEMP TO COLD. WITH CONCURRENCE OF MAINT CTL AND DISPATCH, OPERATED PACK WITH TEMP AND PRESSURES NORMAL IN MANUAL TEMP CTL. ACFT WT EXCEEDED 'OVER WT' CONDITIONS FOR GEG LNDG. WITH CONCURRENCE OF DISPATCH AND MAINT CTL, CLBED TO CRUISE ALT AND CONTINUED FLT TO MSP.

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.