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Flight attendant report regarding a B767-300 flight on which there was smoke in the lavatory and an electrical smell. Aircraft diverted and maintenance was unable to locate the problem. Flight continued on in spite of flight attendant indicating they were not comfortable with the decision.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 422586 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199811 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : ymx |
| State Reference | PQ |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : oma |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 422586 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Shortly after the beverage service, one of the flight attendants noticed a smoke smell in the aft inside lavatory on right side of aircraft. The cockpit was called and they monitored situation until it was decided to land in montreal. The smell seemed to be of an electrical nature. We spent 4 hours on ground in montreal while maintenance literally tore the lavatory (and cargo area underneath) apart in pursuit of the problem. None was found. It was then decided to disconnect all electrical to that lavatory. We (coach flight attendants) were asked if we were comfortable with the decision to continue our journey. Although we all said 'no' we soon took off and went to man. Although, the smell was still noticeable after takeoff, it soon dissipated. The aircraft was only on the ground shortly in man, before its return trip to ord.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT REGARDING A B767-300 FLT ON WHICH THERE WAS SMOKE IN THE LAVATORY AND AN ELECTRICAL SMELL. ACFT DIVERTED AND MAINT WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROB. FLT CONTINUED ON IN SPITE OF FLT ATTENDANT INDICATING THEY WERE NOT COMFORTABLE WITH THE DECISION.
Narrative: SHORTLY AFTER THE BEVERAGE SVC, ONE OF THE FLT ATTENDANTS NOTICED A SMOKE SMELL IN THE AFT INSIDE LAVATORY ON R SIDE OF ACFT. THE COCKPIT WAS CALLED AND THEY MONITORED SIT UNTIL IT WAS DECIDED TO LAND IN MONTREAL. THE SMELL SEEMED TO BE OF AN ELECTRICAL NATURE. WE SPENT 4 HRS ON GND IN MONTREAL WHILE MAINT LITERALLY TORE THE LAVATORY (AND CARGO AREA UNDERNEATH) APART IN PURSUIT OF THE PROB. NONE WAS FOUND. IT WAS THEN DECIDED TO DISCONNECT ALL ELECTRICAL TO THAT LAVATORY. WE (COACH FLT ATTENDANTS) WERE ASKED IF WE WERE COMFORTABLE WITH THE DECISION TO CONTINUE OUR JOURNEY. ALTHOUGH WE ALL SAID 'NO' WE SOON TOOK OFF AND WENT TO MAN. ALTHOUGH, THE SMELL WAS STILL NOTICEABLE AFTER TKOF, IT SOON DISSIPATED. THE ACFT WAS ONLY ON THE GND SHORTLY IN MAN, BEFORE ITS RETURN TRIP TO ORD.
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.