B757-200 crew had smoke reported coming from their aircraft in atl class B.

Attributes
ACN	485814
Time
Date	200009
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : atl.airport
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl single value : 11000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	other
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : atl.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other other vortac
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	arrival : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tracon : atl.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Embraer Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 11500 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	485814
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer observation : company check pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence other other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Line check airman was on jump seat checking line check airman in right seat (PF) giving me a check. An embraer passing underneath us at 10000 ft told ATC that smoke was coming from our aircraft. When notified by ATC, we checked and noted no abnormalities and reported same to ATC. ATC decided to give us priority handling. Ran checklists, attempted to contact flight attendant to ensure readiness for landing, and requested smoke confirmation from trailing aircraft and tower, none noted. Continued approach and landing. No further problems. Taxied to gate. Situation was a little tense in that one sensed line check guys trying to run cockpit despite clear assurances in initial brief that I was in charge.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757-200 CREW HAD SMOKE RPTED COMING FROM THEIR ACFT IN ATL CLASS B.

Narrative: LINE CHK AIRMAN WAS ON JUMP SEAT CHKING LINE CHK AIRMAN IN R SEAT (PF) GIVING ME A CHK. AN EMBRAER PASSING UNDERNEATH US AT 10000 FT TOLD ATC THAT SMOKE WAS COMING FROM OUR ACFT. WHEN NOTIFIED BY ATC, WE CHKED AND NOTED NO ABNORMALITIES AND RPTED SAME TO ATC. ATC DECIDED TO GIVE US PRIORITY HANDLING. RAN CHKLISTS, ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT FLT ATTENDANT TO ENSURE READINESS FOR LNDG, AND REQUESTED SMOKE CONFIRMATION FROM TRAILING ACFT AND TWR, NONE NOTED. CONTINUED APCH AND LNDG. NO FURTHER PROBS. TAXIED TO GATE. SIT WAS A LITTLE TENSE IN THAT ONE SENSED LINE CHK GUYS TRYING TO RUN COCKPIT DESPITE CLR ASSURANCES IN INITIAL BRIEF THAT I WAS IN CHARGE.

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.