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B757 flight crew has smoke and fumes. They complete the appropriate checklists and divert to the most suitable airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 686491 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200602 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : mva.vortac |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 37000 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zoa.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 : first officer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 242 flight time total : 13102 flight time type : 1052 |
| ASRS Report | 686491 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other other : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed as precaution |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
We received a call from the purser stating smoke in the cabin originating near seats XXXX smelling like electrical. The captain made a decision that we should land at the nearest suitable airport; whereby we then proceeded with the smoke; fumes; odor qrc immediate action items. The captain then made the initial comment of needing to land to ATC. I then took over the radios in addition to flying and coordination the nearest suitable as rno and proceeded in the direction of reno and began an immediate descent to FL280 as given by ATC. The captain simultaneously continued communication with the cabin; began communication with dispatch; proceeded with reference items. WX was obtained and a landing to the north (runway 34L) was arranged. I flew as fast as possible focusing on an upcoming visual approach as the captain briefed the details of the approach; landing; and rollout; including an overweight landing. The landing was uneventful with the exception of the left reverser not unlocking -- a separate isolated problem from the smoke. As a side note; arriving rno it has been determined that the left engine was 5 quarts lower than in sfo (23 quarts to 18 quarts; with the right engine still 23 quarts) with an oil mess under the engine.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757 FLT CREW HAS SMOKE AND FUMES. THEY COMPLETE THE APPROPRIATE CHKLISTS AND DIVERT TO THE MOST SUITABLE ARPT.
Narrative: WE RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE PURSER STATING SMOKE IN THE CABIN ORIGINATING NEAR SEATS XXXX SMELLING LIKE ELECTRICAL. THE CAPT MADE A DECISION THAT WE SHOULD LAND AT THE NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT; WHEREBY WE THEN PROCEEDED WITH THE SMOKE; FUMES; ODOR QRC IMMEDIATE ACTION ITEMS. THE CAPT THEN MADE THE INITIAL COMMENT OF NEEDING TO LAND TO ATC. I THEN TOOK OVER THE RADIOS IN ADDITION TO FLYING AND COORD THE NEAREST SUITABLE AS RNO AND PROCEEDED IN THE DIRECTION OF RENO AND BEGAN AN IMMEDIATE DSCNT TO FL280 AS GIVEN BY ATC. THE CAPT SIMULTANEOUSLY CONTINUED COM WITH THE CABIN; BEGAN COM WITH DISPATCH; PROCEEDED WITH REF ITEMS. WX WAS OBTAINED AND A LNDG TO THE N (RWY 34L) WAS ARRANGED. I FLEW AS FAST AS POSSIBLE FOCUSING ON AN UPCOMING VISUAL APCH AS THE CAPT BRIEFED THE DETAILS OF THE APCH; LNDG; AND ROLLOUT; INCLUDING AN OVERWT LNDG. THE LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE L REVERSER NOT UNLOCKING -- A SEPARATE ISOLATED PROB FROM THE SMOKE. AS A SIDE NOTE; ARRIVING RNO IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT THE L ENG WAS 5 QUARTS LOWER THAN IN SFO (23 QUARTS TO 18 QUARTS; WITH THE R ENG STILL 23 QUARTS) WITH AN OIL MESS UNDER THE ENG.
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.