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A B767-300 crew, arriving ewr, experienced smoke in the cockpit. An emergency was declared, expediting arrival.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 542830 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200203 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ewr.airport |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 15 flight attendant time total : 15 flight attendant time type : 80 |
| ASRS Report | 542830 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter : turbulence other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
We were preparing for landing in ewr when the captain called to alert us that there was smoke in the cockpit and that he had declared an 'emergency landing' at ewr. He told us to prepare for an immediate landing and that he didn't think we would need to evacuate/evacuation, but to be prepared 'just in case.' it was very turbulent during the approach. My jump seat is in the forward galley. I could smell something burning, electrical. I could also hear the sound of oxygen from the demand masks, the _______. The cockpit crew must have had their oxygen masks on. After a very bumby approach, we landed safely in ewr. The crash trucks drove around the aircraft to make sure the plane was ok to approach the gate. The captain made a PA explaining the situation to the passenger. They were not alarmed at all. We, the cabin crew, were prepared to evacuate/evacuation in the event things had changed once we landed. Fortunately that was not the case.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B767-300 CREW, ARRIVING EWR, EXPERIENCED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. AN EMER WAS DECLARED, EXPEDITING ARR.
Narrative: WE WERE PREPARING FOR LNDG IN EWR WHEN THE CAPT CALLED TO ALERT US THAT THERE WAS SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AND THAT HE HAD DECLARED AN 'EMER LNDG' AT EWR. HE TOLD US TO PREPARE FOR AN IMMEDIATE LNDG AND THAT HE DIDN'T THINK WE WOULD NEED TO EVAC, BUT TO BE PREPARED 'JUST IN CASE.' IT WAS VERY TURBULENT DURING THE APCH. MY JUMP SEAT IS IN THE FORWARD GALLEY. I COULD SMELL SOMETHING BURNING, ELECTRICAL. I COULD ALSO HEAR THE SOUND OF OXYGEN FROM THE DEMAND MASKS, THE _______. THE COCKPIT CREW MUST HAVE HAD THEIR OXYGEN MASKS ON. AFTER A VERY BUMBY APCH, WE LANDED SAFELY IN EWR. THE CRASH TRUCKS DROVE AROUND THE ACFT TO MAKE SURE THE PLANE WAS OK TO APCH THE GATE. THE CAPT MADE A PA EXPLAINING THE SIT TO THE PAX. THEY WERE NOT ALARMED AT ALL. WE, THE CABIN CREW, WERE PREPARED TO EVAC IN THE EVENT THINGS HAD CHANGED ONCE WE LANDED. FORTUNATELY THAT WAS NOT THE CASE.
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.