A md super 80 experienced smoke in the passenger cabin and cockpit due to failed aft cabin recircula...

Attributes
ACN	366916
Time
Date	199704
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : crg
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 31000 msl bound upper : 31000
Environment
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zjx
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute airway : zjx
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	366916
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	367003
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified cockpit other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

During cruise first officer and I smelled a 'hot' odor in the air. Called back to cabin and was told they too smelled the odor and were investigating the lavatories and galleys. At this time the odor was fainter in the cockpit. As the flight attendant investigation continued they also reported a light smoky haze in the aft cabin, which seemed to be coming from the air-conditioning vents in the aft galley. Per operating manual procedure the recirculating fan was turned off and circuit breaker pulled. Odor and haze dissipated and did not recur. Continued to destination and wrote up problem in the logbook.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A MD SUPER 80 EXPERIENCED SMOKE IN THE PAX CABIN AND COCKPIT DUE TO FAILED AFT CABIN RECIRCULATION FAN.

Narrative: DURING CRUISE FO AND I SMELLED A 'HOT' ODOR IN THE AIR. CALLED BACK TO CABIN AND WAS TOLD THEY TOO SMELLED THE ODOR AND WERE INVESTIGATING THE LAVATORIES AND GALLEYS. AT THIS TIME THE ODOR WAS FAINTER IN THE COCKPIT. AS THE FLT ATTENDANT INVESTIGATION CONTINUED THEY ALSO RPTED A LIGHT SMOKY HAZE IN THE AFT CABIN, WHICH SEEMED TO BE COMING FROM THE AIR-CONDITIONING VENTS IN THE AFT GALLEY. PER OPERATING MANUAL PROC THE RECIRCULATING FAN WAS TURNED OFF AND CIRCUIT BREAKER PULLED. ODOR AND HAZE DISSIPATED AND DID NOT RECUR. CONTINUED TO DEST AND WROTE UP PROB IN THE LOGBOOK.

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.

A md super 80 experienced smoke in the passenger cabin and cockpit due to failed aft cabin recirculation fan.