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MD80 crew declared an emergency and diverted to the nearest suitable airport after the flight attendant told them there was smoke in the cabin.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 413772 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199809 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : lmt |
| State Reference | OR |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 31000 msl bound upper : 31000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zse |
| 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 other other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 413772 |
| 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 other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
On sep/xa/98 flight XXX air carrier from lax to sea made unscheduled landing in klamath falls, or. Approximately XA40 flight attendants reported the smell of smoke in cabin. Captain asked them to verify and make sure. After verification, captain elected to make unscheduled emergency landing in klamath falls, or. After stopping on runway, the crew opened door and observed no smoke. The crew elected not to emergency egress due to possible injuries. Taxied to ramp and deplaned normally. Aircraft was inspected by maintenance and all system checked and released with no discrepancies.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD80 CREW DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED TO THE NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT AFTER THE FLT ATTENDANT TOLD THEM THERE WAS SMOKE IN THE CABIN.
Narrative: ON SEP/XA/98 FLT XXX ACR FROM LAX TO SEA MADE UNSCHEDULED LNDG IN KLAMATH FALLS, OR. APPROX XA40 FLT ATTENDANTS RPTED THE SMELL OF SMOKE IN CABIN. CAPT ASKED THEM TO VERIFY AND MAKE SURE. AFTER VERIFICATION, CAPT ELECTED TO MAKE UNSCHEDULED EMER LNDG IN KLAMATH FALLS, OR. AFTER STOPPING ON RWY, THE CREW OPENED DOOR AND OBSERVED NO SMOKE. THE CREW ELECTED NOT TO EMER EGRESS DUE TO POSSIBLE INJURIES. TAXIED TO RAMP AND DEPLANED NORMALLY. ACFT WAS INSPECTED BY MAINT AND ALL SYS CHKED AND RELEASED WITH NO DISCREPANCIES.
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.