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Attributes | |
ACN | 471955 |
Time | |
Date | 200004 |
Day | Fri |
Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : acy.airport |
State Reference | NJ |
Altitude | msl single value : 28000 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Weather Elements | Rain Thunderstorm |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | artcc : zny.artcc tower : zny.tower |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | Medium Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Navigation In Use | ils localizer & glide slope : 13 other |
Flight Phase | descent : approach |
Route In Use | approach : instrument precision arrival : on vectors |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Qualification | pilot : atp |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 400 |
ASRS Report | 471955 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : first officer |
Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
Events | |
Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 3 |
Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : diverted to another airport |
Consequence | other other |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Aircraft |
Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
30 mins into the flight, level at FL280, we noticed a faint smell of smoke, followed by heavy smoke entering the cockpit. We completed our cockpit smoke procedure and started an emergency descent. We declared an emergency and were given 10000 ft followed by further descent to 8000 ft and 6000 ft. As we started our descent, we got a lavatory smoke EICAS message, followed by a #1 engine low oil pressure. We executed our engine failure procedure. The flight attendant notified us of smoke in the cabin after which we deployed the oxygen masks to the passenger. While being vectored to the approach we descended to 6000 ft where the smoke started to dissipate. We briefed the ILS approach into (ILS runway 13) atlantic city international. We completed a single engine ILS into runway 13. We briefed the flight attendant prior to our approach about a possible evacuate/evacuation, after landing. We landed without further incident and, after checking with the flight attendant, determined that all passenger were safe. We taxied to the ramp and completed our shutdown procedures. All passenger deplaned normally and no external damage was noted on the aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR CAPT EXPERIENCED SMOKE ON THE FLT DECK, DECLARED AN EMER AND LANDED AT ACY.
Narrative: 30 MINS INTO THE FLT, LEVEL AT FL280, WE NOTICED A FAINT SMELL OF SMOKE, FOLLOWED BY HVY SMOKE ENTERING THE COCKPIT. WE COMPLETED OUR COCKPIT SMOKE PROC AND STARTED AN EMER DSCNT. WE DECLARED AN EMER AND WERE GIVEN 10000 FT FOLLOWED BY FURTHER DSCNT TO 8000 FT AND 6000 FT. AS WE STARTED OUR DSCNT, WE GOT A LAVATORY SMOKE EICAS MESSAGE, FOLLOWED BY A #1 ENG LOW OIL PRESSURE. WE EXECUTED OUR ENG FAILURE PROC. THE FLT ATTENDANT NOTIFIED US OF SMOKE IN THE CABIN AFTER WHICH WE DEPLOYED THE OXYGEN MASKS TO THE PAX. WHILE BEING VECTORED TO THE APCH WE DSNDED TO 6000 FT WHERE THE SMOKE STARTED TO DISSIPATE. WE BRIEFED THE ILS APCH INTO (ILS RWY 13) ATLANTIC CITY INTL. WE COMPLETED A SINGLE ENG ILS INTO RWY 13. WE BRIEFED THE FLT ATTENDANT PRIOR TO OUR APCH ABOUT A POSSIBLE EVAC, AFTER LNDG. WE LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AND, AFTER CHKING WITH THE FLT ATTENDANT, DETERMINED THAT ALL PAX WERE SAFE. WE TAXIED TO THE RAMP AND COMPLETED OUR SHUTDOWN PROCS. ALL PAX DEPLANED NORMALLY AND NO EXTERNAL DAMAGE WAS NOTED ON THE ACFT.
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.