B757 has smoke in the cabin and diverts.

Attributes
ACN	475813
Time
Date	200006
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : slc.vor
State Reference	UT
Altitude	msl single value : 37000
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zlc.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	475813
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 18300 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	475812
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : cab 4
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Right recirculation fan failed. 5 mins later, #1 flight attendant entered cockpit and said there was heavy smoke in cabin and thought that it was originating from mid galley coffee maker. Declared emergency. Diverted to slc. No injuries or fatalities. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter said that the source of smoke was determined to be from the failed recirculating fan which is located just below the galley where the smoke appeared and shares the same bulkhead wall below the floor.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 HAS SMOKE IN THE CABIN AND DIVERTS.

Narrative: R RECIRCULATION FAN FAILED. 5 MINS LATER, #1 FLT ATTENDANT ENTERED COCKPIT AND SAID THERE WAS HVY SMOKE IN CABIN AND THOUGHT THAT IT WAS ORIGINATING FROM MID GALLEY COFFEE MAKER. DECLARED EMER. DIVERTED TO SLC. NO INJURIES OR FATALITIES. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR SAID THAT THE SOURCE OF SMOKE WAS DETERMINED TO BE FROM THE FAILED RECIRCULATING FAN WHICH IS LOCATED JUST BELOW THE GALLEY WHERE THE SMOKE APPEARED AND SHARES THE SAME BULKHEAD WALL BELOW THE FLOOR.

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.