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Flight crew experienced smoke in the cabin, accomplished 'non emergency' descent to 10000 ft from FL390, and complied with all appropriate emergency and irregular procedures. The ARTCC declared an emergency for the crew. The landing at sfo was uneventful.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 325089 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199601 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : bsr |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 39000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zoa |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 50 |
| ASRS Report | 325089 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited adverse environment flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Smoke in cabin. Non emergency descent to 10000 ft, where smoke dissipated. Landing sfo uneventful. All emergency and irregular procedures were complied with. Crew procedures and methods for handling this situation good. ATC unilaterally declared an emergency for us.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC EXPERIENCED SMOKE IN THE CABIN, ACCOMPLISHED 'NON EMER' DSCNT TO 10000 FT FROM FL390, AND COMPLIED WITH ALL APPROPRIATE EMER AND IRREGULAR PROCS. THE ARTCC DECLARED AN EMER FOR THE CREW. THE LNDG AT SFO WAS UNEVENTFUL.
Narrative: SMOKE IN CABIN. NON EMER DSCNT TO 10000 FT, WHERE SMOKE DISSIPATED. LNDG SFO UNEVENTFUL. ALL EMER AND IRREGULAR PROCS WERE COMPLIED WITH. CREW PROCS AND METHODS FOR HANDLING THIS SIT GOOD. ATC UNILATERALLY DECLARED AN EMER FOR US.
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.