F100 crew diverts due to smoke and fumes in cabin.

Attributes
ACN	454240
Time
Date	199911
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : eon.vortac
State Reference	IL
Altitude	msl single value : 330
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zkc.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Fokker 100
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : atp
ASRS Report	454240
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger illness cabin event other other anomaly
Independent Detector	other other : 3 & 4
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed as precaution
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Diverted to stl for a hot/melting/burning rubber smell in the mid cabin. On first report, #2 flight attendant advised me of a strange smell in the cabin. The aircraft had been at level flight for almost 1 hour. Most of the cabin service had been completed. At first the smell was weak and intermittent, then slowly increased in frequency and intensity. The first officer investigated and was unable to determine the location. Approximately rows 18-20. We adjusted the heat, lowered the temperature, changed power settings with no apparent effect. The flight attendants began complaining of eye irritations and headache. Some passenger reported eye irritations as well. The time frame from initial report until beginning of descent was 10-15 mins. Landed at stl uneventfully. Crash fire rescue equipment escorted the aircraft to the gate. Stl fire department inspected and found nothing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: F100 CREW DIVERTS DUE TO SMOKE AND FUMES IN CABIN.

Narrative: DIVERTED TO STL FOR A HOT/MELTING/BURNING RUBBER SMELL IN THE MID CABIN. ON FIRST RPT, #2 FLT ATTENDANT ADVISED ME OF A STRANGE SMELL IN THE CABIN. THE ACFT HAD BEEN AT LEVEL FLT FOR ALMOST 1 HR. MOST OF THE CABIN SVC HAD BEEN COMPLETED. AT FIRST THE SMELL WAS WEAK AND INTERMITTENT, THEN SLOWLY INCREASED IN FREQUENCY AND INTENSITY. THE FO INVESTIGATED AND WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE LOCATION. APPROX ROWS 18-20. WE ADJUSTED THE HEAT, LOWERED THE TEMP, CHANGED PWR SETTINGS WITH NO APPARENT EFFECT. THE FLT ATTENDANTS BEGAN COMPLAINING OF EYE IRRITATIONS AND HEADACHE. SOME PAX RPTED EYE IRRITATIONS AS WELL. THE TIME FRAME FROM INITIAL RPT UNTIL BEGINNING OF DSCNT WAS 10-15 MINS. LANDED AT STL UNEVENTFULLY. CFR ESCORTED THE ACFT TO THE GATE. STL FIRE DEPT INSPECTED AND FOUND NOTHING.

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.