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Smoke in a B737 cabin required diversion to the nearest airport followed by treatment of crew and passengers at the hospital.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 944426 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201104 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-400 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
While on decent a flight attendant called flight deck thinking there was someone in lavatory smoking. Called back and said smoke in cabin. Captain flew emergency diversion to closest airport stopping on runway. Open cockpit door no visible smoke taxied to ramp. Stairs brought up to aircraft had passengers go down stairs. Crew went to hospital for check up. Smoke in cabin from unknown source. Flight attendants did great job with passengers. An older woman went to the hospital for chest pains. When discharged from hospital should have followed up on her condition.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Smoke in a B737 cabin required diversion to the nearest airport followed by treatment of crew and passengers at the hospital.
Narrative: While on decent a flight attendant called flight deck thinking there was someone in lavatory smoking. Called back and said smoke in cabin. Captain flew emergency diversion to closest airport stopping on runway. Open cockpit door no visible smoke taxied to ramp. Stairs brought up to aircraft had passengers go down stairs. Crew went to hospital for check up. Smoke in Cabin from unknown source. Flight attendants did great job with passengers. An older woman went to the hospital for chest pains. When discharged from hospital should have followed up on her condition.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.