FK100 flight crew declares an emergency after learning of smoke in cabin.

Attributes
ACN	439741
Time
Date	199906
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fsd.airport
State Reference	SD
Altitude	msl single value : 35000
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zmp.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Fokker 100
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	439741
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical cabin event other other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 3
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : diverted to another airport
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Cabin Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

En route, the #1 flight attendant opened the cockpit door and advised there was smoke and that she could not identify the source. At XA35Z we advised ATC that we would be diverting to fsd, and declared an emergency. During the descent we turned off the galley power. First officer prepared for landing (checklist, approach setup, notified dispatch via ACARS) while I continued to fly/descend on vectors for the landing. I heard later that the flight attendants had brought halon bottles to the galley area, pulled out all galley circuit breakers, were searching for the source of the fire and had prepared to don the pbe. They also checked the cabin for landing. 2 mins before landing I called the #1 flight attendant to ask about condition of cabin and verify they were ready to land. They were, and the smoke had dissipated. Based on this information, I determined not to evacuate/evacuation immediately after landing. Visual approach and landing normal. Landing was at XA44Z. We stopped on the taxiway and determined smoke in cabin did not warrant an evacuate/evacuation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FK100 FLC DECLARES AN EMER AFTER LEARNING OF SMOKE IN CABIN.

Narrative: ENRTE, THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT OPENED THE COCKPIT DOOR AND ADVISED THERE WAS SMOKE AND THAT SHE COULD NOT IDENT THE SOURCE. AT XA35Z WE ADVISED ATC THAT WE WOULD BE DIVERTING TO FSD, AND DECLARED AN EMER. DURING THE DSCNT WE TURNED OFF THE GALLEY PWR. FO PREPARED FOR LNDG (CHKLIST, APCH SETUP, NOTIFIED DISPATCH VIA ACARS) WHILE I CONTINUED TO FLY/DSND ON VECTORS FOR THE LNDG. I HEARD LATER THAT THE FLT ATTENDANTS HAD BROUGHT HALON BOTTLES TO THE GALLEY AREA, PULLED OUT ALL GALLEY CIRCUIT BREAKERS, WERE SEARCHING FOR THE SOURCE OF THE FIRE AND HAD PREPARED TO DON THE PBE. THEY ALSO CHKED THE CABIN FOR LNDG. 2 MINS BEFORE LNDG I CALLED THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT TO ASK ABOUT CONDITION OF CABIN AND VERIFY THEY WERE READY TO LAND. THEY WERE, AND THE SMOKE HAD DISSIPATED. BASED ON THIS INFO, I DETERMINED NOT TO EVAC IMMEDIATELY AFTER LNDG. VISUAL APCH AND LNDG NORMAL. LNDG WAS AT XA44Z. WE STOPPED ON THE TXWY AND DETERMINED SMOKE IN CABIN DID NOT WARRANT AN 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.