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Smoke in cabin and cockpit caused return to departure station after air conditioning unit is shut down.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 445283 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199907 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ewr.airport |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | msl single value : 31000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zny.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B777 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 400 |
| ASRS Report | 445283 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Climbing through FL310 we observed in the cockpit and was advised of smoke in the cabin. Appropriate procedures were followed and the smoke diminished when the right air conditioning system was shut down. Contacted dispatch and maintenance and we agreed to return to ewr.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMOKE IN CABIN AND COCKPIT CAUSED RETURN TO DEP STATION AFTER AIR CONDITIONING UNIT IS SHUT DOWN.
Narrative: CLBING THROUGH FL310 WE OBSERVED IN THE COCKPIT AND WAS ADVISED OF SMOKE IN THE CABIN. APPROPRIATE PROCS WERE FOLLOWED AND THE SMOKE DIMINISHED WHEN THE R AIR CONDITIONING SYS WAS SHUT DOWN. CONTACTED DISPATCH AND MAINT AND WE AGREED TO RETURN TO EWR.
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.