<< >> NASA ASRS Report 619310, May 2004

Galley smoke detector on a B757-200 starts a chain of events that is culminated with an emergency descent and landing at clt, nc.

Attributes
ACN	619310
Time
Date	200405
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : clt.vortac
State Reference	NC
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : ztl.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 9500 flight time type : 5150
ASRS Report	619310
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical cabin event : galley fire other anomaly other anomaly
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : galley smoke alarm other other : cab 3
Resolutory Action	aircraft : equipment problem dissipated controller : provided flight assist flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : overcame equipment problem
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Cabin Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Smoke in cabin/cockpit. Emergency declared and emergency descent to clt for landing at clt. Had smell (citrus type) in cockpit, followed by smoke and detector alarm in mid galley. Accomplished smoke and fume checklist. Smoke dissipated and smell went away. After landing, deplaned at gate since all indications were good. Oxygen used. Excellent communications from cabin crew led to prompt action by all.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GALLEY SMOKE DETECTOR ON A B757-200 STARTS A CHAIN OF EVENTS THAT IS CULMINATED WITH AN EMER DSCNT AND LNDG AT CLT, NC.

Narrative: SMOKE IN CABIN/COCKPIT. EMER DECLARED AND EMER DSCNT TO CLT FOR LNDG AT CLT. HAD SMELL (CITRUS TYPE) IN COCKPIT, FOLLOWED BY SMOKE AND DETECTOR ALARM IN MID GALLEY. ACCOMPLISHED SMOKE AND FUME CHKLIST. SMOKE DISSIPATED AND SMELL WENT AWAY. AFTER LNDG, DEPLANED AT GATE SINCE ALL INDICATIONS WERE GOOD. OXYGEN USED. EXCELLENT COMS FROM CABIN CREW LED TO PROMPT ACTION BY ALL.

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.