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Cabin attendant report on smoke in the cabin and the resulting in-flight engine shutdown. Flight diverted to orl, fl. Had been overwater, offshore, to sju.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 393312 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199802 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zdc |
| State Reference | DC |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | descent other other other |
| Route In Use | enroute : other oceanic enroute : atlantic |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 393312 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 393317 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : overcame equipment problem other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Smoke detectors sounded in all lavatories, lights flashing, alarms ringing. Light haze seen in mid-cabin, along with smell of burning material near 2L/2R. Entire situation lasted a few mins. Once engine shut down, smoke evaporated, alarms ended. Diverted to mco due to 1 engine overwater. Landed 1 hour later. No evacuate/evacuation necessary. Supplemental information from acn 393317: a passenger was coming out of the bathroom when it started going off. I started to check the bathroom for smoke or fire. Flight attendant #3 grabbed the demand mask and fire extinguisher. Flight attendant #4 called the captain. He informed us that they knew about what was going on. During this time smoke filled the cabin. He said everything was ok and no need for evacuate/evacuation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CABIN ATTENDANT RPT ON SMOKE IN THE CABIN AND THE RESULTING INFLT ENG SHUTDOWN. FLT DIVERTED TO ORL, FL. HAD BEEN OVERWATER, OFFSHORE, TO SJU.
Narrative: SMOKE DETECTORS SOUNDED IN ALL LAVATORIES, LIGHTS FLASHING, ALARMS RINGING. LIGHT HAZE SEEN IN MID-CABIN, ALONG WITH SMELL OF BURNING MATERIAL NEAR 2L/2R. ENTIRE SIT LASTED A FEW MINS. ONCE ENG SHUT DOWN, SMOKE EVAPORATED, ALARMS ENDED. DIVERTED TO MCO DUE TO 1 ENG OVERWATER. LANDED 1 HR LATER. NO EVAC NECESSARY. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 393317: A PAX WAS COMING OUT OF THE BATHROOM WHEN IT STARTED GOING OFF. I STARTED TO CHK THE BATHROOM FOR SMOKE OR FIRE. FLT ATTENDANT #3 GRABBED THE DEMAND MASK AND FIRE EXTINGUISHER. FLT ATTENDANT #4 CALLED THE CAPT. HE INFORMED US THAT THEY KNEW ABOUT WHAT WAS GOING ON. DURING THIS TIME SMOKE FILLED THE CABIN. HE SAID EVERYTHING WAS OK AND NO NEED FOR EVAC.
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.