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A B767 lands short of destination due to smoke and fumes caused by overheating of a passenger provided power port splitter used to operate 2 personal computers.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 649113 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200502 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bos.airport |
| State Reference | MA |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zbw.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| 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 : 8 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 14 flight attendant time total : 29 flight attendant time type : 80 |
| ASRS Report | 649113 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger electronic device other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
Passenger was found to be using 2 computers off 1 aircraft power port. He said he bought the 'splitter' at xyz retailer. Smoke in cabin; recurring burning smell; device hot to touch and smelling. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the fumes were throughout the cabin before the cause was discovered. The device was confiscated and the power to the power port system disconnected. After a reasonable time the fumes continued so diversion was made because of concern for possible damage to the aircraft system.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B767 LANDS SHORT OF DEST DUE TO SMOKE AND FUMES CAUSED BY OVERHEATING OF A PAX PROVIDED PWR PORT SPLITTER USED TO OPERATE 2 PERSONAL COMPUTERS.
Narrative: PAX WAS FOUND TO BE USING 2 COMPUTERS OFF 1 ACFT PWR PORT. HE SAID HE BOUGHT THE 'SPLITTER' AT XYZ RETAILER. SMOKE IN CABIN; RECURRING BURNING SMELL; DEVICE HOT TO TOUCH AND SMELLING. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE FUMES WERE THROUGHOUT THE CABIN BEFORE THE CAUSE WAS DISCOVERED. THE DEVICE WAS CONFISCATED AND THE PWR TO THE PWR PORT SYS DISCONNECTED. AFTER A REASONABLE TIME THE FUMES CONTINUED SO DIVERSION WAS MADE BECAUSE OF CONCERN FOR POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO THE ACFT SYS.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.