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A B757 cabin crew reported very strong fumes in the aircraft's mid cabin. An emergency was declared with a diversion. Smoke dissipated during descent and landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 798839 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200808 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 37000 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.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 : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 1700 |
| ASRS Report | 798839 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 5300 |
| ASRS Report | 798845 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other other : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Flight attendants reported fumes in mid to aft cabin. Directed them to turn off fluorescents and copilot got out fume elimination checklist. No help proceeded with checklist. Oxygen masks on and diverted to ZZZ which had clear skies. Flight attendants stated very strong odor. Informed dispatch during the divert with emergency declared. All checklists accomplished; uneventful landing. Fumes dissipated as cabin was unpressurized passing 10000 ft. No smoke evident; so did not prep cabin; pulled off runway and verified no fire with cabin crew and with fire department before electing to taxi to gate.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757 CABIN CREW REPORTED VERY STRONG FUMES IN THE ACFT'S MID CABIN. AN EMER WAS DECLARED WITH A DIVERSION. SMOKE DISSIPATED DURING DSCNT AND LNDG.
Narrative: FLT ATTENDANTS RPTED FUMES IN MID TO AFT CABIN. DIRECTED THEM TO TURN OFF FLUORESCENTS AND COPLT GOT OUT FUME ELIMINATION CHKLIST. NO HELP PROCEEDED WITH CHKLIST. OXYGEN MASKS ON AND DIVERTED TO ZZZ WHICH HAD CLEAR SKIES. FLT ATTENDANTS STATED VERY STRONG ODOR. INFORMED DISPATCH DURING THE DIVERT WITH EMER DECLARED. ALL CHKLISTS ACCOMPLISHED; UNEVENTFUL LNDG. FUMES DISSIPATED AS CABIN WAS UNPRESSURIZED PASSING 10000 FT. NO SMOKE EVIDENT; SO DID NOT PREP CABIN; PULLED OFF RWY AND VERIFIED NO FIRE WITH CABIN CREW AND WITH FIRE DEPT BEFORE ELECTING TO TAXI TO GATE.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.