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An A300 flight attendant reports smoke; a burning smell; and a lav fire alarm sounding immediately after takeoff. Aircraft returned to land.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 742552 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200706 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Weather Elements | Fog |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : zzz.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| 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 : 30 flight attendant time total : 30 flight attendant time type : 99 |
| ASRS Report | 742552 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical cabin event other |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Immediately after takeoff; the smoke detector signal went off in the lavatory just aft of the 2L jumpseat. There was an acrid smell and a haze of smoke appeared in the coach cabin. The purser; as well as myself; and the #5 flight attendant called the captain to inform him of the situation; then we immediately went to the lavatory. The purser went to get the fire extinguisher while we looked for the source of the fire. The #7 flight attendant had also come from his jumpseat at 3L to assist us. At this point the smoke detector went silent and we ascertained that there was no fire in the lavatory. The captain informed us that we would be on the ground in 10 mins and to prepare to evacuate/evacuation. We landed without incidence and did not evacuate/evacuation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN A300 FA REPORTS SMOKE; A BURNING SMELL; AND A LAV FIRE ALARM SOUNDING IMMEDIATELY AFTER TKOF. ACFT RETURNED TO LAND.
Narrative: IMMEDIATELY AFTER TKOF; THE SMOKE DETECTOR SIGNAL WENT OFF IN THE LAVATORY JUST AFT OF THE 2L JUMPSEAT. THERE WAS AN ACRID SMELL AND A HAZE OF SMOKE APPEARED IN THE COACH CABIN. THE PURSER; AS WELL AS MYSELF; AND THE #5 FLT ATTENDANT CALLED THE CAPT TO INFORM HIM OF THE SITUATION; THEN WE IMMEDIATELY WENT TO THE LAVATORY. THE PURSER WENT TO GET THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER WHILE WE LOOKED FOR THE SOURCE OF THE FIRE. THE #7 FLT ATTENDANT HAD ALSO COME FROM HIS JUMPSEAT AT 3L TO ASSIST US. AT THIS POINT THE SMOKE DETECTOR WENT SILENT AND WE ASCERTAINED THAT THERE WAS NO FIRE IN THE LAVATORY. THE CAPT INFORMED US THAT WE WOULD BE ON THE GND IN 10 MINS AND TO PREPARE TO EVAC. WE LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENCE AND DID NOT EVAC.
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.