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Aircraft equipment problem. Smoke from autoplt panel. Circuit breakers pulled, smoke stopped. Flight crew communicated with company and continued on to destination.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 362212 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199703 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : yng |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 35000 msl bound upper : 35000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zob |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 10000 |
| ASRS Report | 362212 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
First officer was flying and noticed smoke coming from the autoplt control panel. It was a small amount of smoke. The panel was hot to the touch. The autoplt circuit breakers were pulled and the smoke immediately stopped. I had reached instinctively for the oxygen mask, but didn't use it or the smoke goggles since the smoke ceased. The control panel also cooled off. Flight dispatch and maintenance control were notified and we all agreed that a safe course of action was to continue the flight to msp (origination point of flight was phl). If the smoke reappeared, an immediate diversion would be initiated. No further problems developed. The fire/electrical smoke emergency checklist was accomplished, but secured with removal of electrical power to source of smoke. First officer continued flying with autoplt unpwred. WX not a factor. Nice to have 3 pilot crew in this situation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACFT EQUIP PROB. SMOKE FROM AUTOPLT PANEL. CIRCUIT BREAKERS PULLED, SMOKE STOPPED. FLC COMMUNICATED WITH COMPANY AND CONTINUED ON TO DEST.
Narrative: FO WAS FLYING AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE AUTOPLT CTL PANEL. IT WAS A SMALL AMOUNT OF SMOKE. THE PANEL WAS HOT TO THE TOUCH. THE AUTOPLT CIRCUIT BREAKERS WERE PULLED AND THE SMOKE IMMEDIATELY STOPPED. I HAD REACHED INSTINCTIVELY FOR THE OXYGEN MASK, BUT DIDN'T USE IT OR THE SMOKE GOGGLES SINCE THE SMOKE CEASED. THE CTL PANEL ALSO COOLED OFF. FLT DISPATCH AND MAINT CTL WERE NOTIFIED AND WE ALL AGREED THAT A SAFE COURSE OF ACTION WAS TO CONTINUE THE FLT TO MSP (ORIGINATION POINT OF FLT WAS PHL). IF THE SMOKE REAPPEARED, AN IMMEDIATE DIVERSION WOULD BE INITIATED. NO FURTHER PROBS DEVELOPED. THE FIRE/ELECTRICAL SMOKE EMER CHKLIST WAS ACCOMPLISHED, BUT SECURED WITH REMOVAL OF ELECTRICAL PWR TO SOURCE OF SMOKE. FO CONTINUED FLYING WITH AUTOPLT UNPWRED. WX NOT A FACTOR. NICE TO HAVE 3 PLT CREW IN THIS SIT.
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.