A B777 in cruise diverted due smoke and fumes in area of the in-flight entertainment center.

Attributes
ACN	660852
Time
Date	200505
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cyhz.airport
State Reference	FO
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : czqx.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B777 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 : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 5
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 20 flight attendant time total : 20 flight attendant time type : 90
ASRS Report	660852
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly
Independent Detector	other other : 1
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : diverted to another airport
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Heavy smell of burning or melting plastic or electrical. All galley power and power ports turned off. Ife also turned off. Smell only in first class and business class. All lavatories examined. Smell/fumes dissipated then returned 20 or so mins later and heavier. Light smoke seen near ife center. Flight diverted to halifax where aircraft was removed from service.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B777 IN CRUISE DIVERTED DUE SMOKE AND FUMES IN AREA OF THE INFLT ENTERTAINMENT CTR.

Narrative: HVY SMELL OF BURNING OR MELTING PLASTIC OR ELECTRICAL. ALL GALLEY PWR AND PWR PORTS TURNED OFF. IFE ALSO TURNED OFF. SMELL ONLY IN FIRST CLASS AND BUSINESS CLASS. ALL LAVATORIES EXAMINED. SMELL/FUMES DISSIPATED THEN RETURNED 20 OR SO MINS LATER AND HEAVIER. LIGHT SMOKE SEEN NEAR IFE CTR. FLT DIVERTED TO HALIFAX WHERE ACFT WAS REMOVED FROM SVC.

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.