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MD80 flight crew smelled hot plastic burning, and they donned their oxygen masks. Turned out to be a passenger's clearance delivery player that shorted out. No further problem.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 572789 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200302 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zdc.artcc |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 22000 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| 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 : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 572789 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger electronic device other anomaly other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : fa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
Level at FL220, approximately 1 hour into the flight, a smell of hot plastic or wiring was noticed on the flight deck. The captain placed on his mask and directed me to do the same. At this time, our flight attendant called forward to let us know that a passenger clearance delivery player had shorted out. The clearance delivery player was placed in a container and secured. The flight attendants had noticed the passenger playing his clearance delivery player from the time they announced it was safe to use approved electronic devices. The smell was no longer noticeable, and the flight was continued to dfw.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD80 FLC SMELLED HOT PLASTIC BURNING, AND THEY DONNED THEIR OXYGEN MASKS. TURNED OUT TO BE A PAX'S CD PLAYER THAT SHORTED OUT. NO FURTHER PROB.
Narrative: LEVEL AT FL220, APPROX 1 HR INTO THE FLT, A SMELL OF HOT PLASTIC OR WIRING WAS NOTICED ON THE FLT DECK. THE CAPT PLACED ON HIS MASK AND DIRECTED ME TO DO THE SAME. AT THIS TIME, OUR FLT ATTENDANT CALLED FORWARD TO LET US KNOW THAT A PAX CD PLAYER HAD SHORTED OUT. THE CD PLAYER WAS PLACED IN A CONTAINER AND SECURED. THE FLT ATTENDANTS HAD NOTICED THE PAX PLAYING HIS CD PLAYER FROM THE TIME THEY ANNOUNCED IT WAS SAFE TO USE APPROVED ELECTRONIC DEVICES. THE SMELL WAS NO LONGER NOTICEABLE, AND THE FLT WAS CONTINUED TO DFW.
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.