B757 recirculation fan caused smoke and fumes in cabin.

Attributes
ACN	496016
Time
Date	200012
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : alb.airport
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl single value : 26000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Weather Elements	Turbulence
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 2000 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	496016
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Declared emergency. Unknown fumes and smoke in cabin during flight. Divert to alb, ny. Cause: right recirculation fan burned up.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 RECIRCULATION FAN CAUSED SMOKE AND FUMES IN CABIN.

Narrative: DECLARED EMER. UNKNOWN FUMES AND SMOKE IN CABIN DURING FLT. DIVERT TO ALB, NY. CAUSE: R RECIRCULATION FAN BURNED UP.

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.