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B767 flight crew diverted to land after cabin attendant reported electrical fire fume smell coming from several overhead bins where water was dropping down on passenger seats.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 518653 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200107 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zfw.artcc |
| State Reference | TX |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zfw.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767 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 attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 7 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 2 flight attendant time total : 2 flight attendant time type : 25 |
| ASRS Report | 518653 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : cabin overhead bin compartment other flight crewa other other : 4 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
When we took off from miami, we saw a lot of water dripping from the overhead bins. We thought that it was due to air conditioning condensation. But, 2 1/2 hours after flying, we smelled something like burning cables from rows 33 to 36. Never saw smoke but the smell got pretty strong, so the captain decided to divert the plane and land in dallas.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B767 FLC DIVERTED TO LAND AFTER CABIN ATTENDANT RPTED ELECTRICAL FIRE FUME SMELL COMING FROM SEVERAL OVERHEAD BINS WHERE WATER WAS DROPPING DOWN ON PAX SEATS.
Narrative: WHEN WE TOOK OFF FROM MIAMI, WE SAW A LOT OF WATER DRIPPING FROM THE OVERHEAD BINS. WE THOUGHT THAT IT WAS DUE TO AIR CONDITIONING CONDENSATION. BUT, 2 1/2 HRS AFTER FLYING, WE SMELLED SOMETHING LIKE BURNING CABLES FROM ROWS 33 TO 36. NEVER SAW SMOKE BUT THE SMELL GOT PRETTY STRONG, SO THE CAPT DECIDED TO DIVERT THE PLANE AND LAND IN DALLAS.
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.