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An ATR72 returns lands when there is smoke reported in the cabin by the flight attendant 20 mi south of atl, GA.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 472101 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200005 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : atl.airport |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : atl.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | ATR 72 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | departure : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 3600 flight time type : 600 |
| ASRS Report | 472101 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other other : cab3 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
On climb out from atl to fay at 10000 ft on a downwind departure vector, the flight attendant called the cockpit to report an excessive amount of smoke coming from an overhead bin. At that point both the first officer and myself smelled a burning odor. At that point I decided to return to atl. We declared an emergency and told them of our wishes to return to atl with smoke in the cabin. We complied with all company procedures for smoke and an emergency descent. Due to the use of the oxygen masks communications between the first officer, myself and atl were difficult. Upon landing I called the flight attendants to get an update on the smoke in the cabin. There was no smoke in the cockpit and the odor was very faint. They reported that the smoke had stopped and I decided not to evacuate/evacuation the aircraft and just taxi to the gate with the emergency vehicles following. Maintenance reported that a passenger reading light transformer had shorted out and burned the surrounding plastic.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ATR72 RETURNS LANDS WHEN THERE IS SMOKE RPTED IN THE CABIN BY THE FLT ATTENDANT 20 MI S OF ATL, GA.
Narrative: ON CLBOUT FROM ATL TO FAY AT 10000 FT ON A DOWNWIND DEP VECTOR, THE FLT ATTENDANT CALLED THE COCKPIT TO RPT AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF SMOKE COMING FROM AN OVERHEAD BIN. AT THAT POINT BOTH THE FO AND MYSELF SMELLED A BURNING ODOR. AT THAT POINT I DECIDED TO RETURN TO ATL. WE DECLARED AN EMER AND TOLD THEM OF OUR WISHES TO RETURN TO ATL WITH SMOKE IN THE CABIN. WE COMPLIED WITH ALL COMPANY PROCS FOR SMOKE AND AN EMER DSCNT. DUE TO THE USE OF THE OXYGEN MASKS COMS BTWN THE FO, MYSELF AND ATL WERE DIFFICULT. UPON LNDG I CALLED THE FLT ATTENDANTS TO GET AN UPDATE ON THE SMOKE IN THE CABIN. THERE WAS NO SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AND THE ODOR WAS VERY FAINT. THEY RPTED THAT THE SMOKE HAD STOPPED AND I DECIDED NOT TO EVAC THE ACFT AND JUST TAXI TO THE GATE WITH THE EMER VEHICLES FOLLOWING. MAINT RPTED THAT A PAX READING LIGHT TRANSFORMER HAD SHORTED OUT AND BURNED THE SURROUNDING PLASTIC.
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.