B757 experiences cabin smoke and fumes. Diverts to nearest suitable airport.

Attributes
ACN	694546
Time
Date	200603
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zsu.artcc
State Reference	PR
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zsu.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
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 23 flight attendant time total : 23 flight attendant time type : 75
ASRS Report	694546
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly
Independent Detector	other other : 4
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Approximately 20 mins after takeoff; passenger near mid galley area (rows 9-11) saw smoke and smelled noxious odor. Flight attendants were told. #3 flight attendant came back to me in the aft galley. She said to stow everything; get your halon and pbe; there's smoke in the cabin. The #1 informed the captain. We searched for the source; could not find it. The smoke dissipated; but the odor persisted. The captain thought it might have been that the recirculating fan had burned out. I stayed near aft galley and turned off the video player; and called the #1 flight attendant asking her to turn off lights. She had turned off the power port switch and the galley power was off. We felt the ceiling for hot spots; opened overhead bins and kept a close watch with fire extinguisher at hand. The captain decided to land. The mechanic found that one of the tv monitors was faulty. I believe it should be procedure to turn off all electrical sources. We are told to turn off the power port switch; but not the video machine. If this had remained on the fire would have been much worse.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 EXPERIENCES CABIN SMOKE AND FUMES. DIVERTS TO NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT.

Narrative: APPROX 20 MINS AFTER TKOF; PAX NEAR MID GALLEY AREA (ROWS 9-11) SAW SMOKE AND SMELLED NOXIOUS ODOR. FLT ATTENDANTS WERE TOLD. #3 FLT ATTENDANT CAME BACK TO ME IN THE AFT GALLEY. SHE SAID TO STOW EVERYTHING; GET YOUR HALON AND PBE; THERE'S SMOKE IN THE CABIN. THE #1 INFORMED THE CAPT. WE SEARCHED FOR THE SOURCE; COULD NOT FIND IT. THE SMOKE DISSIPATED; BUT THE ODOR PERSISTED. THE CAPT THOUGHT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN THAT THE RECIRCULATING FAN HAD BURNED OUT. I STAYED NEAR AFT GALLEY AND TURNED OFF THE VIDEO PLAYER; AND CALLED THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT ASKING HER TO TURN OFF LIGHTS. SHE HAD TURNED OFF THE PWR PORT SWITCH AND THE GALLEY PWR WAS OFF. WE FELT THE CEILING FOR HOT SPOTS; OPENED OVERHEAD BINS AND KEPT A CLOSE WATCH WITH FIRE EXTINGUISHER AT HAND. THE CAPT DECIDED TO LAND. THE MECH FOUND THAT ONE OF THE TV MONITORS WAS FAULTY. I BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE PROC TO TURN OFF ALL ELECTRICAL SOURCES. WE ARE TOLD TO TURN OFF THE PWR PORT SWITCH; BUT NOT THE VIDEO MACHINE. IF THIS HAD REMAINED ON THE FIRE WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE.

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.