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MD88 aircraft on approach had smoke in cabin. Captain turned off suspected air-conditioning pack and smoke stopped. Reporter first officer continued the approach, landed and taxied normally without further smoke.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 357575 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199701 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : grr |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 1500 agl bound upper : 1500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : grr |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-88 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 150 |
| ASRS Report | 357575 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 110 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 357576 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
On final approach smoke appeared in cabin. A bluish smoke. I continued flying aircraft, captain communicated with flight attendants. Captain turned off suspected air-conditioning pack. Smoke stopped. Landing uneventful. Taxied to gate.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD88 ACFT ON APCH HAD SMOKE IN CABIN. CAPT TURNED OFF SUSPECTED AIR-CONDITIONING PACK AND SMOKE STOPPED. RPTR FO CONTINUED THE APCH, LANDED AND TAXIED NORMALLY WITHOUT FURTHER SMOKE.
Narrative: ON FINAL APCH SMOKE APPEARED IN CABIN. A BLUISH SMOKE. I CONTINUED FLYING ACFT, CAPT COMMUNICATED WITH FLT ATTENDANTS. CAPT TURNED OFF SUSPECTED AIR-CONDITIONING PACK. SMOKE STOPPED. LNDG UNEVENTFUL. TAXIED TO GATE.
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.