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A MD88 climbing from FL290 to FL330 declared an emergency due to a smokey odor entering the cockpit and passenger cabin.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 358067 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199701 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : clt |
| State Reference | NC |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 29000 msl bound upper : 30000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-88 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude other other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : ztl |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 2400 |
| ASRS Report | 358067 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 1200 |
| ASRS Report | 358068 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Passing through FL290 in a climb to FL330 a smokey odor was noticed in the cockpit. It was confirmed that the odor also existed in the cabin. Permission was received to stop the climb at FL300 to investigate the problem. Smoke began to enter both the cockpit and the cabin. An emergency was declared, abnormal checklists commenced, and a descent requested and begun. The smoke seemed to be coming from the air conditioning system. The right pack was turned off and the smoke gradually diminished. The flight diverted to clt and a normal approach and landing was made. Prior training in smoke in cabin/cockpit paid off in this instance. The captain flew the aircraft and communicated with ATC. The first officer ran checklists, communicated with the flight attendants and tried to keep the passenger informed on the PA. The flight attendants kept an open line of communication with the cockpit but did not burden the cockpit crew with unnecessary questions. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated aircraft was a MD88 and the cause of the smoke was a leaky APU that allowed oil to enter the right pack air conditioning ducts. The APU was replaced to correct the problem. Reporter was not contacted by the FAA.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A MD88 CLBING FROM FL290 TO FL330 DECLARED AN EMER DUE TO A SMOKEY ODOR ENTERING THE COCKPIT AND PAX CABIN.
Narrative: PASSING THROUGH FL290 IN A CLB TO FL330 A SMOKEY ODOR WAS NOTICED IN THE COCKPIT. IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE ODOR ALSO EXISTED IN THE CABIN. PERMISSION WAS RECEIVED TO STOP THE CLB AT FL300 TO INVESTIGATE THE PROB. SMOKE BEGAN TO ENTER BOTH THE COCKPIT AND THE CABIN. AN EMER WAS DECLARED, ABNORMAL CHKLISTS COMMENCED, AND A DSCNT REQUESTED AND BEGUN. THE SMOKE SEEMED TO BE COMING FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING SYS. THE R PACK WAS TURNED OFF AND THE SMOKE GRADUALLY DIMINISHED. THE FLT DIVERTED TO CLT AND A NORMAL APCH AND LNDG WAS MADE. PRIOR TRAINING IN SMOKE IN CABIN/COCKPIT PAID OFF IN THIS INSTANCE. THE CAPT FLEW THE ACFT AND COMMUNICATED WITH ATC. THE FO RAN CHKLISTS, COMMUNICATED WITH THE FLT ATTENDANTS AND TRIED TO KEEP THE PAX INFORMED ON THE PA. THE FLT ATTENDANTS KEPT AN OPEN LINE OF COM WITH THE COCKPIT BUT DID NOT BURDEN THE COCKPIT CREW WITH UNNECESSARY QUESTIONS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED ACFT WAS A MD88 AND THE CAUSE OF THE SMOKE WAS A LEAKY APU THAT ALLOWED OIL TO ENTER THE R PACK AIR CONDITIONING DUCTS. THE APU WAS REPLACED TO CORRECT THE PROB. RPTR WAS NOT CONTACTED BY THE FAA.
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.