A B767-300 first officer reported on having to run their emergency checklist after receiving an flight attendant report of sparks coming out of the overhead cabin panel, creating the need for a diversion to lhr, first officer.

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Attributes
ACN	524504
Time
Date	200109
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lfpg.airport
State Reference	FO
Altitude	msl single value : 31000
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : lfff.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 ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
ASRS Report	524504
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : cab 3
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport other
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Flight departed cdg at XB53 for jfk. About 30 min into flight, flight attendant informed us there were sparks coming from the overhead in main cabin. It was confirmed by the relief pilot and passengers. We elected to divert to lhr. Ran approach checklists declared an emergency, dumped fuel, and made an uneventful overweight landing at lhr.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B767-300 FO RPTED ON HAVING TO RUN THEIR EMER CHKLIST AFTER RECEIVING AN FA RPT OF SPARKS COMING OUT OF THE OVERHEAD CABIN PANEL, CREATING THE NEED FOR A DIVERSION TO LHR, FO.

Narrative: FLT DEPARTED CDG AT XB53 FOR JFK. ABOUT 30 MIN INTO FLT, FA INFORMED US THERE WERE SPARKS COMING FROM THE OVERHEAD IN MAIN CABIN. IT WAS CONFIRMED BY THE RELIEF PLT AND PASSENGERS. WE ELECTED TO DIVERT TO LHR. RAN APCH CHKLISTS DECLARED AN EMER, DUMPED FUEL, AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL OVERWT LNDG AT LHR.

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.