As the B757 approachs the gate at ord, cabin attendant observes and smells smoke in cabin. Flight cr...

Attributes
ACN	631597
Time
Date	200408
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord.airport
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Weather Elements	Rain
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 18.5 flight attendant time total : 18.5 flight attendant time type : 40
ASRS Report	631597
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty oversight : flight attendant in charge
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical cabin event other conflict : ground less severe other anomaly
Independent Detector	other other : 1
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Cabin Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

While taxiing into the gate at ord, I smelled smoke. I turned to look into the cabin, and it was filling with smoke in the middle of coach. I notified #1 flight attendant. She was unaware but notified captain. Passenger were starting to panic and were getting up. Captain didn't make a PA until we were pulling into the gate. He didn't call the flight attendants. We were not sure if we were going to evacuate/evacuation. First officer told us to 'prepare for arrival.' at this point it was really getting smoky. Passenger deplaned normally. We never were told what happened.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AS THE B757 APCHS THE GATE AT ORD, CABIN ATTENDANT OBSERVES AND SMELLS SMOKE IN CABIN. FLT CREW NOTIFIED.

Narrative: WHILE TAXIING INTO THE GATE AT ORD, I SMELLED SMOKE. I TURNED TO LOOK INTO THE CABIN, AND IT WAS FILLING WITH SMOKE IN THE MIDDLE OF COACH. I NOTIFIED #1 FLT ATTENDANT. SHE WAS UNAWARE BUT NOTIFIED CAPT. PAX WERE STARTING TO PANIC AND WERE GETTING UP. CAPT DIDN'T MAKE A PA UNTIL WE WERE PULLING INTO THE GATE. HE DIDN'T CALL THE FLT ATTENDANTS. WE WERE NOT SURE IF WE WERE GOING TO EVAC. FO TOLD US TO 'PREPARE FOR ARR.' AT THIS POINT IT WAS REALLY GETTING SMOKY. PAX DEPLANED NORMALLY. WE NEVER WERE TOLD WHAT HAPPENED.

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.

As the B757 approachs the gate at ord, cabin attendant observes and smells smoke in cabin. Flight crew notified.