B757 cabin attendant reports fumes and smoke in cabin.

Attributes
ACN	570024
Time
Date	200212
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zau.artcc
State Reference	IL
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zau.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
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 : 4
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 15 flight attendant time total : 15 flight attendant time type : 10
ASRS Report	570024
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	cabin event other other anomaly other anomaly
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : lavatory smoke detector other other : 1 fa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

I noticed a burning smell and it wasn't coming from my first class galley. I walked aft through first class into main cabin and it seemed to dissipate about 1/2 way back. On my way back to first class, I noticed a grayish haze forming in the cabin, so I called the captain. He said he would 'try something' and to let him know if the smoke got better or worse. A few moments later, the aft lavatories' smoke detectors started to ring and the cabin was filling with more smoke. Called the captain to inform and he advised we were 40 mi from ord and would be landing very soon. Crew prepared cabin for landing, all the while captain was asking for report of smoke in cabin. I was happy to report that the smoke had started to finally dissipate and cabin was stable. We landed without incident and followed to the gate by fire equipment. Passenger and crew changed gates and continued our flight to jfk. My hat is off to our captain -- he did a wonderful job for us and the passenger.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 CABIN ATTENDANT RPTS FUMES AND SMOKE IN CABIN.

Narrative: I NOTICED A BURNING SMELL AND IT WASN'T COMING FROM MY FIRST CLASS GALLEY. I WALKED AFT THROUGH FIRST CLASS INTO MAIN CABIN AND IT SEEMED TO DISSIPATE ABOUT 1/2 WAY BACK. ON MY WAY BACK TO FIRST CLASS, I NOTICED A GRAYISH HAZE FORMING IN THE CABIN, SO I CALLED THE CAPT. HE SAID HE WOULD 'TRY SOMETHING' AND TO LET HIM KNOW IF THE SMOKE GOT BETTER OR WORSE. A FEW MOMENTS LATER, THE AFT LAVATORIES' SMOKE DETECTORS STARTED TO RING AND THE CABIN WAS FILLING WITH MORE SMOKE. CALLED THE CAPT TO INFORM AND HE ADVISED WE WERE 40 MI FROM ORD AND WOULD BE LNDG VERY SOON. CREW PREPARED CABIN FOR LNDG, ALL THE WHILE CAPT WAS ASKING FOR RPT OF SMOKE IN CABIN. I WAS HAPPY TO RPT THAT THE SMOKE HAD STARTED TO FINALLY DISSIPATE AND CABIN WAS STABLE. WE LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND FOLLOWED TO THE GATE BY FIRE EQUIP. PAX AND CREW CHANGED GATES AND CONTINUED OUR FLT TO JFK. MY HAT IS OFF TO OUR CAPT -- HE DID A WONDERFUL JOB FOR US AND THE PAX.

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.