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Flight attendant report, B767, jfk-eze, cabin electrical fire, failure cockpit communication system, divert to mia.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 435504 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199904 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zma.artcc |
| State Reference | FL |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zma.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty oversight : flight attendant in charge |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified |
| ASRS Report | 435504 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical cabin event other other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : entertainment system other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Company |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
After takeoff, a passenger in xa went to use the entertainment system, pushed a button, sparked, and an electrical fire broke out. Fire quickly extinguished itself and aircraft diverted to mia due to failure of communication system in cockpit.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT, B767, JFK-EZE, CABIN ELECTRICAL FIRE, FAILURE COCKPIT COM SYS, DIVERT TO MIA.
Narrative: AFTER TKOF, A PAX IN XA WENT TO USE THE ENTERTAINMENT SYS, PUSHED A BUTTON, SPARKED, AND AN ELECTRICAL FIRE BROKE OUT. FIRE QUICKLY EXTINGUISHED ITSELF AND ACFT DIVERTED TO MIA DUE TO FAILURE OF COM SYS IN COCKPIT.
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.