<< >> NASA ASRS Report 627672, July 2004

A flight attendant report of a return to mia due to smoke in the cockpit. Initially briefed of possible bahamas landing if conditions warranted.

Attributes
ACN	627672
Time
Date	200407
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zzz.artcc
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzz.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 6
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 12 flight attendant time total : 12 flight attendant time type : 70
ASRS Report	627672
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	oversight : flight attendant in charge
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport other
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

During a meal service, flight attendants were notified to stop service and get out manual and remove planned emergency evacuate/evacuation page to have it handy. Purser informed us that there was smoke in the cockpit and captain advised her to inform us in case of emergency landing and if evacuate/evacuation necessary, the signal will be 'flight attendant prepare for landing in bahamas.' captain informed us we will reroute to bahamas, but as the time passed, he informed us that we will try to reach miami airport if conditions permit it. We circled a few times to dump fuel. Finally captain announced 'prepare for landing' PA to miami. Upon landing, fire fighters and ambulances were present near the runway.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A FLT ATTENDANT RPT OF A RETURN TO MIA DUE TO SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. INITIALLY BRIEFED OF POSSIBLE BAHAMAS LNDG IF CONDITIONS WARRANTED.

Narrative: DURING A MEAL SVC, FLT ATTENDANTS WERE NOTIFIED TO STOP SVC AND GET OUT MANUAL AND REMOVE PLANNED EMER EVAC PAGE TO HAVE IT HANDY. PURSER INFORMED US THAT THERE WAS SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AND CAPT ADVISED HER TO INFORM US IN CASE OF EMER LNDG AND IF EVAC NECESSARY, THE SIGNAL WILL BE 'FLT ATTENDANT PREPARE FOR LNDG IN BAHAMAS.' CAPT INFORMED US WE WILL REROUTE TO BAHAMAS, BUT AS THE TIME PASSED, HE INFORMED US THAT WE WILL TRY TO REACH MIAMI ARPT IF CONDITIONS PERMIT IT. WE CIRCLED A FEW TIMES TO DUMP FUEL. FINALLY CAPT ANNOUNCED 'PREPARE FOR LNDG' PA TO MIAMI. UPON LNDG, FIRE FIGHTERS AND AMBULANCES WERE PRESENT NEAR THE RWY.

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.