B757-200 during approach declares emergency due to smoke and fumes in the cabin.

Attributes
ACN	743098
Time
Date	200706
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 4000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : zzz.tracon tower : phx.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	743098
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other anomaly
Independent Detector	other other : 2
Resolutory Action	aircraft : equipment problem dissipated flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Approximately 20 NM from landing the lead flight attendant called and said there was a strange odor in the cabin near row 9. A few moments later she said that there was now smoke in the cabin and a strong odor of burning electrical or plastic material. An emergency was declared and we were cleared straight in to land. The smoke and fumes checklist was accomplished and just prior to landing the smoke was reported to have decreased; but it again increased at touchdown. A normal landing with equipment standing by was made and after assessing the situation in the cabin; I decided not to evacuate and to proceed to the gate. By this time; the smoke had dissipated but the smell lingered. Deplaning was normal. Log write was made and I verbally consulted with maintenance.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757-200 DURING APCH DECLARES EMERGENCY DUE TO SMOKE AND FUMES IN THE CABIN.

Narrative: APPROX 20 NM FROM LNDG THE LEAD FLT ATTENDANT CALLED AND SAID THERE WAS A STRANGE ODOR IN THE CABIN NEAR ROW 9. A FEW MOMENTS LATER SHE SAID THAT THERE WAS NOW SMOKE IN THE CABIN AND A STRONG ODOR OF BURNING ELECTRICAL OR PLASTIC MATERIAL. AN EMER WAS DECLARED AND WE WERE CLRED STRAIGHT IN TO LAND. THE SMOKE AND FUMES CHKLIST WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND JUST PRIOR TO LNDG THE SMOKE WAS RPTED TO HAVE DECREASED; BUT IT AGAIN INCREASED AT TOUCHDOWN. A NORMAL LNDG WITH EQUIP STANDING BY WAS MADE AND AFTER ASSESSING THE SIT IN THE CABIN; I DECIDED NOT TO EVACUATE AND TO PROCEED TO THE GATE. BY THIS TIME; THE SMOKE HAD DISSIPATED BUT THE SMELL LINGERED. DEPLANING WAS NORMAL. LOG WRITE WAS MADE AND I VERBALLY CONSULTED WITH MAINT.

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.