Narrative:

Coming up over buf, en route to roc, the first flight attendant came into the cockpit and reported smoke in the cabin. I asked the first flight attendant if he had seen any open flame, and he replied that he had. We immediately turned off the galley power and the gasper fan. Buf was the nearest airport, so we began our diversion into there. By that time the first flight attendant reported back and told us that he thought the fire was out and that he had shot some halon into the area. As a precaution we made arrangements for crash fire rescue equipment to meet us on the runway. We called the first flight attendant prior to landing to update us on the condition of the fire and to make sure that a evacuate/evacuation would not be necessary. He confirmed that with us. Our landing was uneventfully. After landing the crash fire rescue equipment units approached the airplane. We communicated with them, through ATC, about the condition of our airplane. They saw no smoke, and we had no smoke in the cabin so we taxied to the gate. Upon arrival at the gate we did a total shutdown of the airplane. Crash fire rescue equipment personnel immediately boarded the airplane to confirm the fire was out. Upon inspection of the area it was determined to be a lighting ballast had melted and started a small fire. The associate circuit breaker was found to be popped. Total time from beginning of incident to block in at gate was 8-10 min.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG DIVERTED TO LAND DUE TO CABIN FIRE.

Narrative: COMING UP OVER BUF, ENRTE TO ROC, THE FIRST FLT ATTENDANT CAME INTO THE COCKPIT AND RPTED SMOKE IN THE CABIN. I ASKED THE FIRST FLT ATTENDANT IF HE HAD SEEN ANY OPEN FLAME, AND HE REPLIED THAT HE HAD. WE IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF THE GALLEY PWR AND THE GASPER FAN. BUF WAS THE NEAREST ARPT, SO WE BEGAN OUR DIVERSION INTO THERE. BY THAT TIME THE FIRST FLT ATTENDANT RPTED BACK AND TOLD US THAT HE THOUGHT THE FIRE WAS OUT AND THAT HE HAD SHOT SOME HALON INTO THE AREA. AS A PRECAUTION WE MADE ARRANGEMENTS FOR CFR TO MEET US ON THE RWY. WE CALLED THE FIRST FLT ATTENDANT PRIOR TO LNDG TO UPDATE US ON THE CONDITION OF THE FIRE AND TO MAKE SURE THAT A EVAC WOULD NOT BE NECESSARY. HE CONFIRMED THAT WITH US. OUR LNDG WAS UNEVENTFULLY. AFTER LNDG THE CFR UNITS APCHED THE AIRPLANE. WE COMMUNICATED WITH THEM, THROUGH ATC, ABOUT THE CONDITION OF OUR AIRPLANE. THEY SAW NO SMOKE, AND WE HAD NO SMOKE IN THE CABIN SO WE TAXIED TO THE GATE. UPON ARR AT THE GATE WE DID A TOTAL SHUTDOWN OF THE AIRPLANE. CFR PERSONNEL IMMEDIATELY BOARDED THE AIRPLANE TO CONFIRM THE FIRE WAS OUT. UPON INSPECTION OF THE AREA IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE A LIGHTING BALLAST HAD MELTED AND STARTED A SMALL FIRE. THE ASSOCIATE CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS FOUND TO BE POPPED. TOTAL TIME FROM BEGINNING OF INCIDENT TO BLOCK IN AT GATE WAS 8-10 MIN.

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.