B727 crew had smoke in cockpit. Smoke began over the OM.

Attributes
ACN	406888
Time
Date	199807
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ind
State Reference	IN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ind tower : cae
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other other
Route In Use	approach : straight in approach : visual arrival other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	406888
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
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : exited adverse environment
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Following confign approximately 6 mi final, cockpit filled with smoke and fumes. Smell was similar to burning paper/wood. Crew went through smoke/fumes immediate action items. So conducted smoke/fumes and evacuate/evacuation checklists. Gasper left pack secured -- fumes remained, smoke dissipated. No odor aft of cargo door. Aircraft landed runway 5R and exited runway at D5. Engine secured at request of ind crash fire rescue equipment. Chief entered aircraft through forward door. No evacuate/evacuation due to diminished odor and smoke after turnoff. Aircraft towed to parking. Crash fire rescue equipment, maintenance, operator management and FAA safety confirmed fumes in cockpit after boarding aircraft. Tower told company management there were ground fires on final -- not reported on ATIS. Incident aircraft #3 to land, no other aircraft reported problems. No ground fires observed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727 CREW HAD SMOKE IN COCKPIT. SMOKE BEGAN OVER THE OM.

Narrative: FOLLOWING CONFIGN APPROX 6 MI FINAL, COCKPIT FILLED WITH SMOKE AND FUMES. SMELL WAS SIMILAR TO BURNING PAPER/WOOD. CREW WENT THROUGH SMOKE/FUMES IMMEDIATE ACTION ITEMS. SO CONDUCTED SMOKE/FUMES AND EVAC CHKLISTS. GASPER L PACK SECURED -- FUMES REMAINED, SMOKE DISSIPATED. NO ODOR AFT OF CARGO DOOR. ACFT LANDED RWY 5R AND EXITED RWY AT D5. ENG SECURED AT REQUEST OF IND CFR. CHIEF ENTERED ACFT THROUGH FORWARD DOOR. NO EVAC DUE TO DIMINISHED ODOR AND SMOKE AFTER TURNOFF. ACFT TOWED TO PARKING. CFR, MAINT, OPERATOR MGMNT AND FAA SAFETY CONFIRMED FUMES IN COCKPIT AFTER BOARDING ACFT. TWR TOLD COMPANY MGMNT THERE WERE GND FIRES ON FINAL -- NOT RPTED ON ATIS. INCIDENT ACFT #3 TO LAND, NO OTHER ACFT RPTED PROBS. NO GND FIRES OBSERVED.

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.