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MD80 crew had smoke in cockpit. Started diversion to rno. By exercising abnormal procedures checklist, smoke stopped. Changed diversion airport to sfo. Made uneventful landing. Maintenance changed the window heat controller.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 401898 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199805 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : mva |
| State Reference | NV |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 33000 msl bound upper : 33000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zoa |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : j84 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : private pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 1200 |
| ASRS Report | 401898 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : overcame equipment problem other |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Smoke in cockpit. Began diversion to rno and did appropriate procedures and checklists, coordinating all with cabin crew and passenger. Isolated problem to windshield heat. Turned off system, all smoke and odors stopped. First officer and I agreed we had idented, isolated and eliminated source of smoke, changed diversion therefore to sfo. Remainder of flight uneventful. Sfo maintenance changed windshield heat controller.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD80 CREW HAD SMOKE IN COCKPIT. STARTED DIVERSION TO RNO. BY EXERCISING ABNORMAL PROCS CHKLIST, SMOKE STOPPED. CHANGED DIVERSION ARPT TO SFO. MADE UNEVENTFUL LNDG. MAINT CHANGED THE WINDOW HEAT CTLR.
Narrative: SMOKE IN COCKPIT. BEGAN DIVERSION TO RNO AND DID APPROPRIATE PROCS AND CHKLISTS, COORDINATING ALL WITH CABIN CREW AND PAX. ISOLATED PROB TO WINDSHIELD HEAT. TURNED OFF SYS, ALL SMOKE AND ODORS STOPPED. FO AND I AGREED WE HAD IDENTED, ISOLATED AND ELIMINATED SOURCE OF SMOKE, CHANGED DIVERSION THEREFORE TO SFO. REMAINDER OF FLT UNEVENTFUL. SFO MAINT CHANGED WINDSHIELD HEAT CTLR.
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.