<< >> NASA ASRS Report 647924, February 2005

A B767-300ER crew on a north atlantic track smelled cabin smoke near doors 2L-right; declared an emergency and diverted.

Attributes
ACN	647924
Time
Date	200502
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 35000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzz.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-300 and 300 ER
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level ground : maintenance
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
ASRS Report	647924
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly
Independent Detector	other other : 4
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : diverted to another airport
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

We were at cruise at FL350. The captain had just gone back on his break and a flight attendant called saying they smelled smoke around door 2L-right. I called the captain and he proceeded back to check it out. He smelled it as well and shut down the chillers. The odor was said to dissipate. Approximately 5 mins later; the flight attendant called up again and said it had returned. At this time I did the emergency check for cabin fire or smoke. The captain returned to the cockpit. We declared an emergency with center. We checked our closest airports and decided on ZZZ. We were approximately 320 mi. We continued at maximum speed and landed overweight at 325000 pounds. The crash fire rescue equipment had us shut down the engines and inspected the brakes and gave us the all clear to the gate. At the gate; maintenance came on and went through the cabin with a heat detecting device and found nothing.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B767-300ER CREW ON A NORTH ATLANTIC TRACK SMELLED CABIN SMOKE NEAR DOORS 2L-R; DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED.

Narrative: WE WERE AT CRUISE AT FL350. THE CAPT HAD JUST GONE BACK ON HIS BREAK AND A FLT ATTENDANT CALLED SAYING THEY SMELLED SMOKE AROUND DOOR 2L-R. I CALLED THE CAPT AND HE PROCEEDED BACK TO CHK IT OUT. HE SMELLED IT AS WELL AND SHUT DOWN THE CHILLERS. THE ODOR WAS SAID TO DISSIPATE. APPROX 5 MINS LATER; THE FLT ATTENDANT CALLED UP AGAIN AND SAID IT HAD RETURNED. AT THIS TIME I DID THE EMER CHK FOR CABIN FIRE OR SMOKE. THE CAPT RETURNED TO THE COCKPIT. WE DECLARED AN EMER WITH CTR. WE CHKED OUR CLOSEST ARPTS AND DECIDED ON ZZZ. WE WERE APPROX 320 MI. WE CONTINUED AT MAX SPD AND LANDED OVERWT AT 325000 LBS. THE CFR HAD US SHUT DOWN THE ENGS AND INSPECTED THE BRAKES AND GAVE US THE ALL CLR TO THE GATE. AT THE GATE; MAINT CAME ON AND WENT THROUGH THE CABIN WITH A HEAT DETECTING DEVICE AND FOUND NOTHING.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.