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Flight crew of an MD88 declared an emergency and returned to land at an intermediate altitude during climb due to fumes, smoke and flames in the cabin. Fire extinguisher was discharged prior to landing which eliminated the flames and smoke. Passenger were evacuate/evacuationed after landing due to fire and rescue personnel observing smoke and evidence of fire in the forward cargo compartment.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 449586 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199909 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cvg.airport |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | msl single value : 23000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zid.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-88 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other other vortac |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 212 flight time total : 3800 flight time type : 1330 |
| ASRS Report | 449586 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 10500 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 449584 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical cabin event other inflight encounter other other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | aircraft : evacuated flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | faa : investigated other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Flight departed cvg at approximately XA05 local time. Shortly after takeoff, the flight attendants reported a 'funny smell' in the cabin and described it as 'sulfurous.' this was quickly followed by a report of the fumes growing stronger and smoke. An emergency was declared and the aircraft was turned back to cvg. The first officer continued to fly the aircraft and the captain initiated the smoke identify/removal checklist in the pom. During the descent, the flight attendants reported a 'glow' coming from the floor grille near the sidewall in the vicinity of seat 11E. At least 1 halon extinguisher was discharged in the direction of the glow. Shortly after, the flight attendants reported that the smoke seemed to be dissipating. The landing was performed on runway 18L in cvg. Fire crews immediately met the aircraft, and reported smoke and signs of a fire in the forward cargo bin. A passenger evacuate/evacuation was performed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF AN MD88 DECLARED AN EMER AND RETURNED TO LAND AT AN INTERMEDIATE ALT DURING CLB DUE TO FUMES, SMOKE AND FLAMES IN THE CABIN. FIRE EXTINGUISHER WAS DISCHARGED PRIOR TO LNDG WHICH ELIMINATED THE FLAMES AND SMOKE. PAX WERE EVACED AFTER LNDG DUE TO FIRE AND RESCUE PERSONNEL OBSERVING SMOKE AND EVIDENCE OF FIRE IN THE FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT.
Narrative: FLT DEPARTED CVG AT APPROX XA05 LCL TIME. SHORTLY AFTER TKOF, THE FLT ATTENDANTS RPTED A 'FUNNY SMELL' IN THE CABIN AND DESCRIBED IT AS 'SULFUROUS.' THIS WAS QUICKLY FOLLOWED BY A RPT OF THE FUMES GROWING STRONGER AND SMOKE. AN EMER WAS DECLARED AND THE ACFT WAS TURNED BACK TO CVG. THE FO CONTINUED TO FLY THE ACFT AND THE CAPT INITIATED THE SMOKE IDENT/REMOVAL CHKLIST IN THE POM. DURING THE DSCNT, THE FLT ATTENDANTS RPTED A 'GLOW' COMING FROM THE FLOOR GRILLE NEAR THE SIDEWALL IN THE VICINITY OF SEAT 11E. AT LEAST 1 HALON EXTINGUISHER WAS DISCHARGED IN THE DIRECTION OF THE GLOW. SHORTLY AFTER, THE FLT ATTENDANTS RPTED THAT THE SMOKE SEEMED TO BE DISSIPATING. THE LNDG WAS PERFORMED ON RWY 18L IN CVG. FIRE CREWS IMMEDIATELY MET THE ACFT, AND RPTED SMOKE AND SIGNS OF A FIRE IN THE FORWARD CARGO BIN. A PAX EVAC WAS PERFORMED.
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.