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DC9 flight crew beginning descent is informed by cabin attendant that there is smoke in the cabin. They inform center and are given direct and descent clearance. Due to checklist procedures they descend below assigned altitude.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 365820 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199704 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : mco |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 18600 msl bound upper : 19000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zjx |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Route In Use | arrival star : star enroute : direct enroute airway : zjx |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 365820 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
En route to orlando from pittsburgh, we were beginning our descent when we were advised by our cabin crew that there was smoke in the cabin. We immediately advised ZJX of our situation and were cleared direct orl to descend to FL190. We were accomplishing our abnormal and emergency procedures and realized we had compromised our altitude of FL190 by a few hundred ft. The controller was quite on the ball and immediately cleared us to a lower altitude. There was no conflict and we were able to make a normal landing at orl.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DC9 FLC BEGINNING DSCNT IS INFORMED BY CABIN ATTENDANT THAT THERE IS SMOKE IN THE CABIN. THEY INFORM CTR AND ARE GIVEN DIRECT AND DSCNT CLRNC. DUE TO CHKLIST PROCS THEY DSND BELOW ASSIGNED ALT.
Narrative: ENRTE TO ORLANDO FROM PITTSBURGH, WE WERE BEGINNING OUR DSCNT WHEN WE WERE ADVISED BY OUR CABIN CREW THAT THERE WAS SMOKE IN THE CABIN. WE IMMEDIATELY ADVISED ZJX OF OUR SIT AND WERE CLRED DIRECT ORL TO DSND TO FL190. WE WERE ACCOMPLISHING OUR ABNORMAL AND EMER PROCS AND REALIZED WE HAD COMPROMISED OUR ALT OF FL190 BY A FEW HUNDRED FT. THE CTLR WAS QUITE ON THE BALL AND IMMEDIATELY CLRED US TO A LOWER ALT. THERE WAS NO CONFLICT AND WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE A NORMAL LNDG AT ORL.
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.