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A saab 340B in cruise at 17000 ft declared an emergency and diverted due to a fire in a cabin overhead lighting panel caused by a shorted lamp socket.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 441271 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199906 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : act.vortac |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl single value : 17000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zfw.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | SF 340B |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : v369.airway |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 270 flight time total : 4990 flight time type : 1200 |
| ASRS Report | 441271 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other other : 4 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
At 17000 ft en route from dfw to lch, flight attendant advised passenger smelled smoke. I (first officer) went to investigate. Found fire in overhead row xa. Advised captain. We declared emergency and landed at nearest suitable airport (TX06) mexia, tx. Evacuate/evacuationed aircraft on runway. No injuries. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the fire in the overhead lighting panel was caused by a shorted lamp socket. The reporter stated this aircraft has an airworthiness directive issued on the cabin lighting, but is not certain if it was accomplished on this aircraft. Reporter also noted the cabin lighting circuit breakers did not trip.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A SAAB 340B IN CRUISE AT 17000 FT DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED DUE TO A FIRE IN A CABIN OVERHEAD LIGHTING PANEL CAUSED BY A SHORTED LAMP SOCKET.
Narrative: AT 17000 FT ENRTE FROM DFW TO LCH, FLT ATTENDANT ADVISED PAX SMELLED SMOKE. I (FO) WENT TO INVESTIGATE. FOUND FIRE IN OVERHEAD ROW XA. ADVISED CAPT. WE DECLARED EMER AND LANDED AT NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT (TX06) MEXIA, TX. EVACED ACFT ON RWY. NO INJURIES. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE FIRE IN THE OVERHEAD LIGHTING PANEL WAS CAUSED BY A SHORTED LAMP SOCKET. THE RPTR STATED THIS ACFT HAS AN AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE ISSUED ON THE CABIN LIGHTING, BUT IS NOT CERTAIN IF IT WAS ACCOMPLISHED ON THIS ACFT. RPTR ALSO NOTED THE CABIN LIGHTING CIRCUIT BREAKERS DID NOT TRIP.
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.