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A B747-400 flight crew detects an overheated passenger entertainment system that had the potential for being a critical incident over the pacific with ZOA, ca.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 476980 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200006 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zoa.artcc |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 33000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zoa.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B747-400 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute : pacific enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 2010 |
| ASRS Report | 476980 |
| 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 cabin event other other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other other : cab 5 |
| Resolutory Action | aircraft : equipment problem dissipated flight crew : overrode automation |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Flight attendant came into cockpit and reported electrical fumes in vicinity of row 24 left side of cabin. All lights and passenger entertainment system (pes) shut off in area of fumes. Dispatch and maintenance control advised of situation over phone patch. Main switches for passenger entertainment system and reading lights were turned off in cockpit. Fumes slowly dissipated to a point where nothing could be smelled. Aircraft continued to lax.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B747-400 FLC DETECTS AN OVERHEATED PAX ENTERTAINMENT SYS THAT HAD THE POTENTIAL FOR BEING A CRITICAL INCIDENT OVER THE PACIFIC WITH ZOA, CA.
Narrative: FLT ATTENDANT CAME INTO COCKPIT AND RPTED ELECTRICAL FUMES IN VICINITY OF ROW 24 L SIDE OF CABIN. ALL LIGHTS AND PAX ENTERTAINMENT SYS (PES) SHUT OFF IN AREA OF FUMES. DISPATCH AND MAINT CTL ADVISED OF SIT OVER PHONE PATCH. MAIN SWITCHES FOR PAX ENTERTAINMENT SYS AND READING LIGHTS WERE TURNED OFF IN COCKPIT. FUMES SLOWLY DISSIPATED TO A POINT WHERE NOTHING COULD BE SMELLED. ACFT CONTINUED TO LAX.
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.