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A BA3200 in cruise at 8000 ft declared an emergency and diverted due to a passenger report of a hot floor, and smoke caused by a floor carpet blocking the cabin heating duct.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 496261 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200012 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mrb.airport |
| State Reference | WV |
| Altitude | msl single value : 8000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Jetstream 32 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 119 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : v44.airway |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 194 flight time total : 3925 flight time type : 1275 |
| ASRS Report | 496261 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 3 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : testing performance deficiency : training |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
While crew was managing a pressurization problem, a passenger approached cockpit and complained of smoke in cabin, and extreme heat on floor area immediately behind main spar. Crew confirmed smoke in cabin, complied with QRH. Notified ATC and in the interest of safety, because of the nature of the problem, declared an emergency. Notified company. Landed as soon as practical. All appropriate company procedures and checklists were complied with. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the cause of the light smoke in the cabin was floor carpeting covering the cabin heating duct. The reporter said the floor carpeting was incorrectly installed. The reporter said the smoke was light some what like cigar smoke in a room.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A BA3200 IN CRUISE AT 8000 FT DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED DUE TO A PAX RPT OF A HOT FLOOR, AND SMOKE CAUSED BY A FLOOR CARPET BLOCKING THE CABIN HEATING DUCT.
Narrative: WHILE CREW WAS MANAGING A PRESSURIZATION PROB, A PAX APCHED COCKPIT AND COMPLAINED OF SMOKE IN CABIN, AND EXTREME HEAT ON FLOOR AREA IMMEDIATELY BEHIND MAIN SPAR. CREW CONFIRMED SMOKE IN CABIN, COMPLIED WITH QRH. NOTIFIED ATC AND IN THE INTEREST OF SAFETY, BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF THE PROB, DECLARED AN EMER. NOTIFIED COMPANY. LANDED AS SOON AS PRACTICAL. ALL APPROPRIATE COMPANY PROCS AND CHKLISTS WERE COMPLIED WITH. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE CAUSE OF THE LIGHT SMOKE IN THE CABIN WAS FLOOR CARPETING COVERING THE CABIN HEATING DUCT. THE RPTR SAID THE FLOOR CARPETING WAS INCORRECTLY INSTALLED. THE RPTR SAID THE SMOKE WAS LIGHT SOME WHAT LIKE CIGAR SMOKE IN A ROOM.
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.