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A B737-300 flight crew is advised of a smoke smell in the cabin that evolves into the crew having to exercise the smoke emergency checklist and asking ATC for direct den, co.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 525711 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200107 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : den.airport |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | msl single value : 31000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdv.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time type : 409 |
| ASRS Report | 525711 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : cab 3 |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
At FL310, we were notified of a smoke smell in the cabin. Flight attendants could see no smoke, but could smell something that smelled like matches burning. We thought someone had lit up in one of the lavatories. Shortly after the initial report of the odor, we were notified that a different stronger odor was detected. We turned off the galley power and shortly after got the equipment cooling fan off light on the right side. We switched to alternate and ran the smoke/fume/odor checklist. By this time, we had requested direct den and declared the emergency. We landed without incident and taxied to the gate with crash fire rescue equipment equipment following.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-300 FLC IS ADVISED OF A SMOKE SMELL IN THE CABIN THAT EVOLVES INTO THE CREW HAVING TO EXERCISE THE SMOKE EMER CHKLIST AND ASKING ATC FOR DIRECT DEN, CO.
Narrative: AT FL310, WE WERE NOTIFIED OF A SMOKE SMELL IN THE CABIN. FLT ATTENDANTS COULD SEE NO SMOKE, BUT COULD SMELL SOMETHING THAT SMELLED LIKE MATCHES BURNING. WE THOUGHT SOMEONE HAD LIT UP IN ONE OF THE LAVATORIES. SHORTLY AFTER THE INITIAL RPT OF THE ODOR, WE WERE NOTIFIED THAT A DIFFERENT STRONGER ODOR WAS DETECTED. WE TURNED OFF THE GALLEY PWR AND SHORTLY AFTER GOT THE EQUIP COOLING FAN OFF LIGHT ON THE R SIDE. WE SWITCHED TO ALTERNATE AND RAN THE SMOKE/FUME/ODOR CHKLIST. BY THIS TIME, WE HAD REQUESTED DIRECT DEN AND DECLARED THE EMER. WE LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND TAXIED TO THE GATE WITH CFR EQUIP FOLLOWING.
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.