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Cabin attendant report, B767-300, lhr-jfk. Converter of AC to dc melted down, creating smoke and burning smell in cabin and cockpit.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 483850 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200008 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : eisn.artcc |
| State Reference | FO |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : eisn.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 5 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 33 flight attendant time total : 33 |
| ASRS Report | 483850 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other other : cab #1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
A unit of avionics that converts AC to dc power melted down and created a smell and smoke in the cabin and cockpit.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CABIN ATTENDANT RPT, B767-300, LHR-JFK. CONVERTER OF AC TO DC MELTED DOWN, CREATING SMOKE AND BURNING SMELL IN CABIN AND COCKPIT.
Narrative: A UNIT OF AVIONICS THAT CONVERTS AC TO DC PWR MELTED DOWN AND CREATED A SMELL AND SMOKE IN THE CABIN AND COCKPIT.
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.