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A B777 flight attendant reported the entertainment system being shut down in flight; reportedly in response to smoke and fire at a passenger's power port.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1340157 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201603 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B777-200 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Flight Attendant (On Duty) |
| Experience | Flight Attendant Airline Total 28 Flight Attendant Number Of Acft Qualified On 5 Flight Attendant Total 28 Flight Attendant Type 40 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Passenger Electronic Device Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
Approximately 1 hour before landing our purser made an announcement that; due to a malfunction of the entertainment system; all entertainment and power ports will be shut off; and remain off until gate arrival. Note: not unusual; we had issues with the inflight entertainment (ife) at takeoff.I was informed by another crew member that there had been an electrical fire/smoke at a [first class] passenger seat; from the power port. [A passenger] said 'it was probably because 'that guy' had plugged too many things into the power port'i [did] not directly witness [the event]; nor did I know which seat was involved. There was no other indication that there was smoke in the cabin.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B777 Flight Attendant reported the entertainment system being shut down in flight; reportedly in response to smoke and fire at a passenger's power port.
Narrative: Approximately 1 hour before landing our purser made an announcement that; due to a malfunction of the entertainment system; all entertainment and power ports will be shut off; and remain off until gate arrival. Note: not unusual; we had issues with the Inflight Entertainment (IFE) at takeoff.I was informed by another crew member that there had been an electrical fire/smoke at a [first class] passenger seat; from the power port. [A passenger] said 'it was probably because 'that guy' had plugged too many things into the power port'I [did] not directly witness [the event]; nor did I know which seat was involved. There was no other indication that there was smoke in the cabin.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.