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B757 flight attendant reported difficulty in fighting an in-flight electrical fire with an expired fire extinguisher.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1524186 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201802 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Fire Extinguishing |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Flight Attendant (On Duty) Flight Attendant In Charge |
| Qualification | Flight Attendant Current |
| Experience | Flight Attendant Airline Total 28 Flight Attendant Number Of Acft Qualified On 6 Flight Attendant Total 28 Flight Attendant Type 65 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
Fire alarm went off due to smoke at 4L we all smelled electrical; like a hairdryer burning up x10. Used a halon but water came out of it. Got another halon extinguisher used in lav ceiling it also was putting out water not halon. Prepped cabin for [diversion]. Fire dept entered via 4L; deplaned passengers out 4L into buses. How many other halon extinguishers are there out there that do not work!!??? Fire dept said when halon's get old; the halon turns to a watery substance and should never be used in an electrical situation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757 Flight Attendant reported difficulty in fighting an in-flight electrical fire with an expired fire extinguisher.
Narrative: Fire alarm went off due to smoke at 4L we all smelled electrical; like a hairdryer burning up x10. Used a halon but water came out of it. Got another halon extinguisher used in lav ceiling it also was putting out WATER NOT halon. Prepped cabin for [diversion]. Fire dept entered via 4L; deplaned passengers out 4L into buses. How many other halon extinguishers are there out there that DO NOT WORK!!??? Fire dept said when halon's get old; the halon turns to a watery substance and should never be used in an electrical situation.
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.