Large transport has smoke in cabin from overheated airconditioning pack.

Attributes
ACN	294061
Time
Date	199501
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mia
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 13500 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	294061
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Experienced smoke in cabin due to overheated airconditioner pack, shut it off, smoke subsided. I failed to notify FAA immediately (as per flight operation manual) because the problem was idented, corrected, and the aircraft was 'quick turned' to get back on schedule. Also because captain was unaware the immediate notification of the FAA, was required. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter states that maintenance came and checked the aircraft, made the proper logbook entries prior to there departure. When dispatch was contacted it was indicated that they would take care of the paperwork involved. Reporter was just covering himself with this report so that nothing would 'come back to haunt him.'

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LGT HAS SMOKE IN CABIN FROM OVERHEATED AIRCONDITIONING PACK.

Narrative: EXPERIENCED SMOKE IN CABIN DUE TO OVERHEATED AIRCONDITIONER PACK, SHUT IT OFF, SMOKE SUBSIDED. I FAILED TO NOTIFY FAA IMMEDIATELY (AS PER FLT OP MANUAL) BECAUSE THE PROB WAS IDENTED, CORRECTED, AND THE ACFT WAS 'QUICK TURNED' TO GET BACK ON SCHEDULE. ALSO BECAUSE CAPT WAS UNAWARE THE IMMEDIATE NOTIFICATION OF THE FAA, WAS REQUIRED. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATES THAT MAINT CAME AND CHKED THE ACFT, MADE THE PROPER LOGBOOK ENTRIES PRIOR TO THERE DEP. WHEN DISPATCH WAS CONTACTED IT WAS INDICATED THAT THEY WOULD TAKE CARE OF THE PAPERWORK INVOLVED. RPTR WAS JUST COVERING HIMSELF WITH THIS RPT SO THAT NOTHING WOULD 'COME BACK TO HAUNT HIM.'

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.