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A B757 crew coordinates with the cabin team to dissipate smoke from the cabin while on approach to lax.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 397440 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199803 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lax |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 11000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : lax tower : new |
| 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 | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | arrival other arrival star : star |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 15500 flight time type : 700 |
| ASRS Report | 397440 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
On approach, lead flight attendant advised odor in cabin near galley. We turned off utility (galley) busses and pulled telephone circuit breaker. Flight attendant then advised some smoke in cabin. Now below 10000 ft. Turned off remaining recirculation fan to open overboard valve and switch packs to hi-flow. Lead flight attendant and additional cabin crew member riding in cabin, advised no smoke and odor dissipating. Total elapsed time 2-3 mins. Now inside 20 mi of lax so called company operations to advise of problem encountered so that they could advise company and maintenance. This allowed us the time to finish checklists and get caught up. I and the first officer agreed no further problem and best to land as soon as possible. On final, no traffic ahead, kept speed up and landed with no further problems. Later found that right recirculation fan had started to overheat due to a clogged filter.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757 CREW COORDINATES WITH THE CABIN TEAM TO DISSIPATE SMOKE FROM THE CABIN WHILE ON APCH TO LAX.
Narrative: ON APCH, LEAD FLT ATTENDANT ADVISED ODOR IN CABIN NEAR GALLEY. WE TURNED OFF UTILITY (GALLEY) BUSSES AND PULLED TELEPHONE CIRCUIT BREAKER. FLT ATTENDANT THEN ADVISED SOME SMOKE IN CABIN. NOW BELOW 10000 FT. TURNED OFF REMAINING RECIRCULATION FAN TO OPEN OVERBOARD VALVE AND SWITCH PACKS TO HI-FLOW. LEAD FLT ATTENDANT AND ADDITIONAL CABIN CREW MEMBER RIDING IN CABIN, ADVISED NO SMOKE AND ODOR DISSIPATING. TOTAL ELAPSED TIME 2-3 MINS. NOW INSIDE 20 MI OF LAX SO CALLED COMPANY OPS TO ADVISE OF PROB ENCOUNTERED SO THAT THEY COULD ADVISE COMPANY AND MAINT. THIS ALLOWED US THE TIME TO FINISH CHKLISTS AND GET CAUGHT UP. I AND THE FO AGREED NO FURTHER PROB AND BEST TO LAND ASAP. ON FINAL, NO TFC AHEAD, KEPT SPD UP AND LANDED WITH NO FURTHER PROBS. LATER FOUND THAT R RECIRCULATION FAN HAD STARTED TO OVERHEAT DUE TO A CLOGGED FILTER.
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.