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While on an extended overwater operation, the crew of a B767-er experiences the strong aroma of burning plastic which is cleared after the flight crew ran the smoke fumes abbreviated checklist while on frequency with czqx, nf.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 552964 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200207 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : czqx.artcc |
| State Reference | NF |
| Altitude | msl single value : 37000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : czqx.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute : atlantic enroute other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial |
| ASRS Report | 552964 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical cabin event other non adherence : published procedure other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : cab 4-5 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Cabin Crew Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
During cruise flight at FL370, we had a strong burning plastic odor in the flight deck. First officer/PNF immediately received reports from all flight attendant stations of the same. I was the PNF and along with the captain ran the smoke/fumes checklist and then the smoke fumes elimination procedure. The smell dissipated when we turned the utility bus switches off and cleared the cabin air. Dispatch/maintenance were consulted and we continued to destination without further incident and without any reinstatement of system.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: WHILE ON AN EXTENDED OVERWATER OP, THE CREW OF A B767-ER EXPERIENCES THE STRONG AROMA OF BURNING PLASTIC WHICH IS CLRED AFTER THE FLC RAN THE SMOKE FUMES ABBREVIATED CHKLIST WHILE ON FREQ WITH CZQX, NF.
Narrative: DURING CRUISE FLT AT FL370, WE HAD A STRONG BURNING PLASTIC ODOR IN THE FLT DECK. FO/PNF IMMEDIATELY RECEIVED RPTS FROM ALL FLT ATTENDANT STATIONS OF THE SAME. I WAS THE PNF AND ALONG WITH THE CAPT RAN THE SMOKE/FUMES CHKLIST AND THEN THE SMOKE FUMES ELIMINATION PROC. THE SMELL DISSIPATED WHEN WE TURNED THE UTILITY BUS SWITCHES OFF AND CLRED THE CABIN AIR. DISPATCH/MAINT WERE CONSULTED AND WE CONTINUED TO DEST WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AND WITHOUT ANY REINSTATEMENT OF SYS.
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.