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Flight attendant report regarding smoke in the cabin on an MD11 oceanic flight. Flight crew determined it was an overheated pack. Smoke then dissipated.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 419496 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199810 |
| Day | Fri |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : czqx |
| State Reference | NF |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : czqx |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Widebody, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute : atlantic |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 419496 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
While I was working on the beverage cart in the main cabin, another flight attendant came to the back of the aircraft and got the fire extinguisher. We parked the beverage carts in the aft galley. I then went up to business class. The cabin was filled with smoke. It smelled like wires burning. Flight attendants had opened overhead bins looking for the source of the fire. I then helped close the overhead bins as pilots had determined the #2 air pack overheated. The smoke then started to dissipate.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT REGARDING SMOKE IN THE CABIN ON AN MD11 OCEANIC FLT. FLC DETERMINED IT WAS AN OVERHEATED PACK. SMOKE THEN DISSIPATED.
Narrative: WHILE I WAS WORKING ON THE BEVERAGE CART IN THE MAIN CABIN, ANOTHER FLT ATTENDANT CAME TO THE BACK OF THE ACFT AND GOT THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER. WE PARKED THE BEVERAGE CARTS IN THE AFT GALLEY. I THEN WENT UP TO BUSINESS CLASS. THE CABIN WAS FILLED WITH SMOKE. IT SMELLED LIKE WIRES BURNING. FLT ATTENDANTS HAD OPENED OVERHEAD BINS LOOKING FOR THE SOURCE OF THE FIRE. I THEN HELPED CLOSE THE OVERHEAD BINS AS PLTS HAD DETERMINED THE #2 AIR PACK OVERHEATED. THE SMOKE THEN STARTED TO DISSIPATE.
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.