B757 returns to land after flight attendant and passenger smell smoke in lavatory in ZMA airspace.

Attributes
ACN	423729
Time
Date	199812
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : dhp
State Reference	FL
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lga
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Navigation In Use	Other
Route In Use	departure other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	423729
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other

Narrative:

Flight attendant advised smell of burning insulation coming from aft left lavatory. Confirmed with 2 other flight attendants and passenger. Declared an emergency and requested fire trucks meet aircraft. Advised miami that we were landing straight in to runway 27L. After landing, fire trucks did not see any evidence of fire or smoke and flight attendant stated same. Taxied to gate and prior to opening cargo doors, deplaned all passenger and crew normally. No injuries. Advised maintenance, dispatch, and chief pilot. Great crew coordination with everyone including ground personnel, firemen, and ATC.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 RETURNS TO LAND AFTER FLT ATTENDANT AND PAX SMELL SMOKE IN LAVATORY IN ZMA AIRSPACE.

Narrative: FLT ATTENDANT ADVISED SMELL OF BURNING INSULATION COMING FROM AFT L LAVATORY. CONFIRMED WITH 2 OTHER FLT ATTENDANTS AND PAX. DECLARED AN EMER AND REQUESTED FIRE TRUCKS MEET ACFT. ADVISED MIAMI THAT WE WERE LNDG STRAIGHT IN TO RWY 27L. AFTER LNDG, FIRE TRUCKS DID NOT SEE ANY EVIDENCE OF FIRE OR SMOKE AND FLT ATTENDANT STATED SAME. TAXIED TO GATE AND PRIOR TO OPENING CARGO DOORS, DEPLANED ALL PAX AND CREW NORMALLY. NO INJURIES. ADVISED MAINT, DISPATCH, AND CHIEF PLT. GREAT CREW COORD WITH EVERYONE INCLUDING GND PERSONNEL, FIREMEN, AND ATC.

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.