An air carrier B757 cabin attendant reports that an engine problem caused smoke to enter the cabin and the engine to be shut down and the aircraft to divert.

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Attributes
ACN	395004
Time
Date	199802
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mco
State Reference	FL
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zjx
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	395004
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Lavatory smoke alarms sounded -- haze (smoke) was visible in coach cabin. Cockpit was called immediately by one crew member. Other crew members searched for source of smoke and secured fire extinguishers/personal breathing equipment. Cockpit quickly informed us of problem in engine and shut down. PA's were made to the passenger. Landing in nearest city occurred in 45 mins. All went extremely efficiently including an extremely smooth landing on 1 engine.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR B757 CABIN ATTENDANT RPTS THAT AN ENG PROB CAUSED SMOKE TO ENTER THE CABIN AND THE ENG TO BE SHUT DOWN AND THE ACFT TO DIVERT.

Narrative: LAVATORY SMOKE ALARMS SOUNDED -- HAZE (SMOKE) WAS VISIBLE IN COACH CABIN. COCKPIT WAS CALLED IMMEDIATELY BY ONE CREW MEMBER. OTHER CREW MEMBERS SEARCHED FOR SOURCE OF SMOKE AND SECURED FIRE EXTINGUISHERS/PERSONAL BREATHING EQUIP. COCKPIT QUICKLY INFORMED US OF PROB IN ENG AND SHUT DOWN. PA'S WERE MADE TO THE PAX. LNDG IN NEAREST CITY OCCURRED IN 45 MINS. ALL WENT EXTREMELY EFFICIENTLY INCLUDING AN EXTREMELY SMOOTH LNDG ON 1 ENG.

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.