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Air carrier medium large transport aircraft returned to land after smoke in cabin set off smoke detectors and smoke smelled through the cabin.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 214893 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199207 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : agc airport : pit |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 9000 msl bound upper : 9000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zob |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 8700 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 214893 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Climbing out of 9000 ft fumes set off both lavatory smoke detectors and we smelled air conditioning fumes in cockpit. Selected warmer temperature, performed air conditioning smoke checklist, shut off right air conditioning pack, declared emergency. Advised flight attendants and passenger we would return to pit. Landing and taxi in uneventful. Fumes dissipated after shutting off right pack.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR MLG ACFT RETURNED TO LAND AFTER SMOKE IN CABIN SET OFF SMOKE DETECTORS AND SMOKE SMELLED THROUGH THE CABIN.
Narrative: CLBING OUT OF 9000 FT FUMES SET OFF BOTH LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTORS AND WE SMELLED AIR CONDITIONING FUMES IN COCKPIT. SELECTED WARMER TEMP, PERFORMED AIR CONDITIONING SMOKE CHKLIST, SHUT OFF R AIR CONDITIONING PACK, DECLARED EMER. ADVISED FLT ATTENDANTS AND PAX WE WOULD RETURN TO PIT. LNDG AND TAXI IN UNEVENTFUL. FUMES DISSIPATED AFTER SHUTTING OFF R PACK.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.