While on an extended overwater operation, the crew of a B767-er experiences the strong aroma of burning plastic which is cleared after the flight crew ran the smoke fumes abbreviated checklist while on frequency with czqx, nf.

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Attributes
ACN	552964
Time
Date	200207
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : czqx.artcc
State Reference	NF
Altitude	msl single value : 37000
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : czqx.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute : atlantic enroute other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	552964
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical cabin event other non adherence : published procedure other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : cab 4-5
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Cabin Crew Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

During cruise flight at FL370, we had a strong burning plastic odor in the flight deck. First officer/PNF immediately received reports from all flight attendant stations of the same. I was the PNF and along with the captain ran the smoke/fumes checklist and then the smoke fumes elimination procedure. The smell dissipated when we turned the utility bus switches off and cleared the cabin air. Dispatch/maintenance were consulted and we continued to destination without further incident and without any reinstatement of system.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WHILE ON AN EXTENDED OVERWATER OP, THE CREW OF A B767-ER EXPERIENCES THE STRONG AROMA OF BURNING PLASTIC WHICH IS CLRED AFTER THE FLC RAN THE SMOKE FUMES ABBREVIATED CHKLIST WHILE ON FREQ WITH CZQX, NF.

Narrative: DURING CRUISE FLT AT FL370, WE HAD A STRONG BURNING PLASTIC ODOR IN THE FLT DECK. FO/PNF IMMEDIATELY RECEIVED RPTS FROM ALL FLT ATTENDANT STATIONS OF THE SAME. I WAS THE PNF AND ALONG WITH THE CAPT RAN THE SMOKE/FUMES CHKLIST AND THEN THE SMOKE FUMES ELIMINATION PROC. THE SMELL DISSIPATED WHEN WE TURNED THE UTILITY BUS SWITCHES OFF AND CLRED THE CABIN AIR. DISPATCH/MAINT WERE CONSULTED AND WE CONTINUED TO DEST WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AND WITHOUT ANY REINSTATEMENT OF SYS.

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.