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B757-200 crew had smoke and fumes in the cockpit and cabin from an air conditioning recirculating fan. The fan tripped off automatically. The crew did not declare an emergency or land at the nearest suitable airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 584862 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200306 |
| Day | Thu |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zjx.artcc |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl single value : 39000 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zjx.artcc tower : ont.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 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 crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 584862 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : clearance non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist flight crew : overcame equipment problem none taken : anomaly accepted none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Cabin recirculating fan. Cruising FL390, south of gnv, fl, strong burning smell in cockpit and cabin. Me (flying) initiated descent, first officer started red box for cabin fire/smoke. Just as ATC asked if we were an emergency, first officer got to recirculation fan portion of red box and noticed right recirculation fan was already off (tripped). Now knowing the source, accomplished appropriate abnormal procedure, including smoke removal procedure to clear cabin of odor. Not sure if 'smoke' was involved in event. Did not declare emergency, but sense ATC considered us one. Descent was initiated possibly before ATC clearance. A lot of commotion at the time. Remainder of flight normal.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757-200 CREW HAD SMOKE AND FUMES IN THE COCKPIT AND CABIN FROM AN AIR CONDITIONING RECIRCULATING FAN. THE FAN TRIPPED OFF AUTOMATICALLY. THE CREW DID NOT DECLARE AN EMER OR LAND AT THE NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT.
Narrative: CABIN RECIRCULATING FAN. CRUISING FL390, S OF GNV, FL, STRONG BURNING SMELL IN COCKPIT AND CABIN. ME (FLYING) INITIATED DSCNT, FO STARTED RED BOX FOR CABIN FIRE/SMOKE. JUST AS ATC ASKED IF WE WERE AN EMER, FO GOT TO RECIRCULATION FAN PORTION OF RED BOX AND NOTICED R RECIRCULATION FAN WAS ALREADY OFF (TRIPPED). NOW KNOWING THE SOURCE, ACCOMPLISHED APPROPRIATE ABNORMAL PROC, INCLUDING SMOKE REMOVAL PROC TO CLR CABIN OF ODOR. NOT SURE IF 'SMOKE' WAS INVOLVED IN EVENT. DID NOT DECLARE EMER, BUT SENSE ATC CONSIDERED US ONE. DSCNT WAS INITIATED POSSIBLY BEFORE ATC CLRNC. A LOT OF COMMOTION AT THE TIME. REMAINDER OF FLT NORMAL.
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.