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An observant flight attendant detected an overheated side wall lighting fixture aboard a B777 halfway across the atlantic ocean. The captain ordered the sidewall lights to be unpowered for the duration of the flight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 999635 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201203 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B777 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Cabin Lighting |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Flight Attendant (On Duty) |
| Qualification | Flight Attendant Current |
| Experience | Flight Attendant Airline Total 38 Flight Attendant Number Of Acft Qualified On 3 Flight Attendant Total 38 Flight Attendant Type 70 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
While serving snacks and beverages to the first few rows of the coach cabin; I noticed a strong odor of wires burning or melting. The smell was strongest up behind overhead bins at rows 21AB to 25AB. I searched inside the affected overhead bins and found no smoke or fire but then noticed that the side wall lighting fixture above these seats; which was off; had turned black; instead of being the normal opaque color. The captain was notified. He came back to look and said not to use the sidewall lighting for the rest of the flight.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An observant Flight Attendant detected an overheated side wall lighting fixture aboard a B777 halfway across the Atlantic Ocean. The Captain ordered the sidewall lights to be unpowered for the duration of the flight.
Narrative: While serving snacks and beverages to the first few rows of the coach cabin; I noticed a strong odor of wires burning or melting. The smell was strongest up behind overhead bins at rows 21AB to 25AB. I searched inside the affected overhead bins and found no smoke or fire but then noticed that the side wall lighting fixture above these seats; which was off; had turned black; instead of being the normal opaque color. The Captain was notified. He came back to look and said not to use the sidewall lighting for the rest of the flight.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.