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Cabin attendant report regarding smoke alarms in the lavatory activating on takeoff. Smoke then filled the cabin. Return land. A300 airbus.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 394556 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199802 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ord |
| State Reference | IL |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ord |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial climbout : takeoff landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 394556 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Before takeoff in chicago, while still at the gate a smoke detector went off in one of the lavatories. Maintenance disabled the alarm. As we took off, the alarms in 3 more lavatories started going off. Then a smokey haze filled the cabin. The pilots immediately went back to land. We prepared for landing but didn't go through our emergency checklist, to prevent passenger from panicking. We landed without incident as the smoke had dissipated.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CABIN ATTENDANT RPT REGARDING SMOKE ALARMS IN THE LAVATORY ACTIVATING ON TKOF. SMOKE THEN FILLED THE CABIN. RETURN LAND. A300 AIRBUS.
Narrative: BEFORE TKOF IN CHICAGO, WHILE STILL AT THE GATE A SMOKE DETECTOR WENT OFF IN ONE OF THE LAVATORIES. MAINT DISABLED THE ALARM. AS WE TOOK OFF, THE ALARMS IN 3 MORE LAVATORIES STARTED GOING OFF. THEN A SMOKEY HAZE FILLED THE CABIN. THE PLTS IMMEDIATELY WENT BACK TO LAND. WE PREPARED FOR LNDG BUT DIDN'T GO THROUGH OUR EMER CHKLIST, TO PREVENT PAX FROM PANICKING. WE LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AS THE SMOKE HAD DISSIPATED.
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.