<< >> NASA ASRS Report 425046, December 1998

Cabin attendant report regarding a B757 on which the smoke detector activated and could not be reset. There was also a problem with lighting becoming intermittent and going off and on. Flight crew returned to departure airport.

Attributes
ACN	425046
Time
Date	199812
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord
State Reference	IL
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	descent other landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	425046
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable other
Consequence	Other

Narrative:

Rumor has it there was smoke in the cockpit. I am only aware that lavatory left side smoke detector continuously chimed -- could not be reset and the reading lights on the r-hand side would spontaneously go out in first class and mid-cabin. 10 mins out of ord the captain made the announcement we were going back to ord. We were met with fire trucks and once at the gate they boarded the aircraft. No evacuate/evacuation was necessary.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CABIN ATTENDANT RPT REGARDING A B757 ON WHICH THE SMOKE DETECTOR ACTIVATED AND COULD NOT BE RESET. THERE WAS ALSO A PROB WITH LIGHTING BECOMING INTERMITTENT AND GOING OFF AND ON. FLC RETURNED TO DEP ARPT.

Narrative: RUMOR HAS IT THERE WAS SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. I AM ONLY AWARE THAT LAVATORY L SIDE SMOKE DETECTOR CONTINUOUSLY CHIMED -- COULD NOT BE RESET AND THE READING LIGHTS ON THE R-HAND SIDE WOULD SPONTANEOUSLY GO OUT IN FIRST CLASS AND MID-CABIN. 10 MINS OUT OF ORD THE CAPT MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT WE WERE GOING BACK TO ORD. WE WERE MET WITH FIRE TRUCKS AND ONCE AT THE GATE THEY BOARDED THE ACFT. NO EVAC WAS NECESSARY.

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.