Freighter crew declares emergency because of smoke in cabin and diverts to rdu, nc.

Attributes
ACN	469801
Time
Date	200004
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rdu.airport
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl single value : 21000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zjx.artcc tower : rdu.tower artcc : zme.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 900
ASRS Report	469801
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 7500 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	469829
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other anomaly other anomaly
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : smoke detector other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	aircraft : evacuated flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

#3 cabin smoke detector illuminated and warning bell sounded. Put on oxygen masks and smoke goggles. Performed 'smoke and fumes' elimination emergency checklist. Flight engineer visually reported smoke in main cabin. Declared emergency with ZJX. Proceeded to rdu. Maintained 350 KTS till 4000 ft. Flew ILS runway 5L approach into rdu. Stopped aircraft on runway and exited out main cabin slide. No smoke or fire present during evacuate/evacuation. Decision making and communication difficult due to lack of visibility using the goggles and captain used overhead speaker instead of putting his headset on over the oxygen mask. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter said source of smoke has not been determined. Detectors checked out ok.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FREIGHTER CREW DECLARES EMER BECAUSE OF SMOKE IN CABIN AND DIVERTS TO RDU, NC.

Narrative: #3 CABIN SMOKE DETECTOR ILLUMINATED AND WARNING BELL SOUNDED. PUT ON OXYGEN MASKS AND SMOKE GOGGLES. PERFORMED 'SMOKE AND FUMES' ELIMINATION EMER CHKLIST. FE VISUALLY RPTED SMOKE IN MAIN CABIN. DECLARED EMER WITH ZJX. PROCEEDED TO RDU. MAINTAINED 350 KTS TILL 4000 FT. FLEW ILS RWY 5L APCH INTO RDU. STOPPED ACFT ON RWY AND EXITED OUT MAIN CABIN SLIDE. NO SMOKE OR FIRE PRESENT DURING EVAC. DECISION MAKING AND COM DIFFICULT DUE TO LACK OF VISIBILITY USING THE GOGGLES AND CAPT USED OVERHEAD SPEAKER INSTEAD OF PUTTING HIS HEADSET ON OVER THE OXYGEN MASK. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR SAID SOURCE OF SMOKE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. DETECTORS CHKED OUT OK.

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.