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A B777 flight attendant reports electrical smoke and fumes from a cabin video/power port. An emergency was declared with a diversion to a nearby airport for maintenance.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 757178 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200709 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : zzz.bcstn |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.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 |
| ASRS Report | 757178 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Electrical smell noted while delivering meals. Flight attendant #2 started looking for source and requested all computers be turned off. I started looking on lh side for source of smell when big grey puff of smoke came up between seats. Mother grabbed child sitting there and jumped up shouting 'fire.' flight attendant #2 ran for extinguisher. I called cockpit immediately. Flight attendant #10 got on hands and knees searching for fire and feeling floor area where smoke came from. There was a loud pop and video units shut themselves off then went back on. I called purser to turn off power to power ports. First officer came back and determined there was no fire so we continued on to divert airport. Fire department met aircraft. Maintenance cut power to that section and we continued on to destination. No emergency equipment was used. Flight attendant #10 complained of sore throat from being exposed to smoke.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B777 FLT ATTENDANT REPORTS ELECTRICAL SMOKE AND FUMES FROM A CABIN VIDEO/POWER PORT. AN EMER WAS DECLARED WITH A DIVERSION TO A NEARBY ARPT FOR MAINT.
Narrative: ELECTRICAL SMELL NOTED WHILE DELIVERING MEALS. FLT ATTENDANT #2 STARTED LOOKING FOR SOURCE AND REQUESTED ALL COMPUTERS BE TURNED OFF. I STARTED LOOKING ON LH SIDE FOR SOURCE OF SMELL WHEN BIG GREY PUFF OF SMOKE CAME UP BETWEEN SEATS. MOTHER GRABBED CHILD SITTING THERE AND JUMPED UP SHOUTING 'FIRE.' FLT ATTENDANT #2 RAN FOR EXTINGUISHER. I CALLED COCKPIT IMMEDIATELY. FLT ATTENDANT #10 GOT ON HANDS AND KNEES SEARCHING FOR FIRE AND FEELING FLOOR AREA WHERE SMOKE CAME FROM. THERE WAS A LOUD POP AND VIDEO UNITS SHUT THEMSELVES OFF THEN WENT BACK ON. I CALLED PURSER TO TURN OFF POWER TO POWER PORTS. FO CAME BACK AND DETERMINED THERE WAS NO FIRE SO WE CONTINUED ON TO DIVERT ARPT. FIRE DEPT MET AIRCRAFT. MAINT CUT POWER TO THAT SECTION AND WE CONTINUED ON TO DEST. NO EMER EQUIPMENT WAS USED. FLT ATTENDANT #10 COMPLAINED OF SORE THROAT FROM BEING EXPOSED TO SMOKE.
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.