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MD80 declares emergency and lands when smoke and fumes are noted in cabin by cabin attendant and passenger.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 694029 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200603 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) 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 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 15.5 flight attendant time total : 15.5 flight attendant time type : 90 |
| ASRS Report | 694029 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger illness cabin event other other anomaly other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Cabin Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
I noticed a mild burning (plastic) smell and eventually smoke pouring out of every crease and opening from ceiling. I notified cockpit and we made an emergency landing. The captain and myself experienced symptoms from chemical exposure. A few first class passenger complained of throat and eye burning and were coughing too. Cockpit shut down power to first class galley. We diverted. I went to the doctor and was treated with medication for chemical exposure and situational anxiety.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD80 DECLARES EMER AND LANDS WHEN SMOKE AND FUMES ARE NOTED IN CABIN BY CABIN ATTENDANT AND PAX.
Narrative: I NOTICED A MILD BURNING (PLASTIC) SMELL AND EVENTUALLY SMOKE POURING OUT OF EVERY CREASE AND OPENING FROM CEILING. I NOTIFIED COCKPIT AND WE MADE AN EMER LNDG. THE CAPT AND MYSELF EXPERIENCED SYMPTOMS FROM CHEMICAL EXPOSURE. A FEW FIRST CLASS PAX COMPLAINED OF THROAT AND EYE BURNING AND WERE COUGHING TOO. COCKPIT SHUT DOWN POWER TO FIRST CLASS GALLEY. WE DIVERTED. I WENT TO THE DOCTOR AND WAS TREATED WITH MEDICATION FOR CHEMICAL EXPOSURE AND SITUATIONAL ANXIETY.
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.