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Smoke detectors in lavs activated while aircraft in cruise. Emergency declared and flight diverted. Landed uneventfully with no further evidence of smoke.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 354313 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199612 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : tuzs |
| State Reference | PR |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| 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 |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : sju |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 354313 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
ATC facility: sju center. Location: sju. After about 10 mins in cruise at FL350, flight attendants advised the mid lav smoke detector had activated. I sent the first officer back to look and donned the oxygen mask. When he got to the lav, the aft detector started to go off. I requested an immediate diversion to sju and declared an emergency. Also I called the first officer back to the cockpit. We did a normal diversion and flew 340 KTS to the OM and had equipment standing by. On the ground, the crash fire rescue equipment equipment said all appeared normal so we taxied to the gate. Numerous passenger and flight attendants saw some smoke during the initial stages of the emergency.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMOKE DETECTORS IN LAVS ACTIVATED WHILE ACFT IN CRUISE. EMER DECLARED AND FLT DIVERTED. LANDED UNEVENTFULLY WITH NO FURTHER EVIDENCE OF SMOKE.
Narrative: ATC FACILITY: SJU CTR. LOCATION: SJU. AFTER ABOUT 10 MINS IN CRUISE AT FL350, FLT ATTENDANTS ADVISED THE MID LAV SMOKE DETECTOR HAD ACTIVATED. I SENT THE FO BACK TO LOOK AND DONNED THE OXYGEN MASK. WHEN HE GOT TO THE LAV, THE AFT DETECTOR STARTED TO GO OFF. I REQUESTED AN IMMEDIATE DIVERSION TO SJU AND DECLARED AN EMER. ALSO I CALLED THE FO BACK TO THE COCKPIT. WE DID A NORMAL DIVERSION AND FLEW 340 KTS TO THE OM AND HAD EQUIP STANDING BY. ON THE GND, THE CFR EQUIP SAID ALL APPEARED NORMAL SO WE TAXIED TO THE GATE. NUMEROUS PAX AND FLT ATTENDANTS SAW SOME SMOKE DURING THE INITIAL STAGES OF THE EMER.
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.