The flight crew of an air carrier MD80 electronically isolates the first officer's briefcase light when it starts to smolder. They successfully deal with the fire and fumes and land at their destination.

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Attributes
ACN	377049
Time
Date	199708
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : sjc
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 37000 msl bound upper : 37000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zoa
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 19793 flight time type : 14503
ASRS Report	377049
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : overcame equipment problem other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

At cruise, copilot's briefcase light started to smolder with a pungent odor. We donned oxygen masks, extinguished smoldering light housing, and pulled the appropriate circuit breaker. No other equipment was affected, actions taken eliminated smoldering and odor. We requested priority handling and landed uneventfully at destination airport, sjc.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: THE FLC OF AN ACR MD80 ELECTRONICALLY ISOLATES THE FO'S BRIEFCASE LIGHT WHEN IT STARTS TO SMOLDER. THEY SUCCESSFULLY DEAL WITH THE FIRE AND FUMES AND LAND AT THEIR DEST.

Narrative: AT CRUISE, COPLT'S BRIEFCASE LIGHT STARTED TO SMOLDER WITH A PUNGENT ODOR. WE DONNED OXYGEN MASKS, EXTINGUISHED SMOLDERING LIGHT HOUSING, AND PULLED THE APPROPRIATE CIRCUIT BREAKER. NO OTHER EQUIP WAS AFFECTED, ACTIONS TAKEN ELIMINATED SMOLDERING AND ODOR. WE REQUESTED PRIORITY HANDLING AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY AT DEST ARPT, SJC.

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.