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Video control unit aboard 767-300 overheated; causing fumes in the cabin. Unit was identified; power removed; and halon applied as a precaution.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 771670 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200801 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ord.airport |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | msl single value : 11000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : c90.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | arrival star : n/a |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 771670 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 800 |
| ASRS Report | 771672 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other other : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Flight attendants reported smoke odor; mid-cabin; seat rows 15-19. The odor was determined to be coming from the video audio control unit under seat 17C. Power was removed from the video entertainment system and smoke odor dissipated immediately. Cockpit crew was notified and accomplished smoke fumes and odor and smoke removal checklists. Adjacent passenger were reseated to open seats away from 17C. Flight attendants applied halon to affected component as a precaution. Cockpit notified that source of smoke odor was determined contained and controled. Aircraft landed without further incident. Maintenance was notified.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: VIDEO CONTROL UNIT ABOARD 767-300 OVERHEATED; CAUSING FUMES IN THE CABIN. UNIT WAS IDENTIFIED; PWR REMOVED; AND HALON APPLIED AS A PRECAUTION.
Narrative: FLT ATTENDANTS RPTED SMOKE ODOR; MID-CABIN; SEAT ROWS 15-19. THE ODOR WAS DETERMINED TO BE COMING FROM THE VIDEO AUDIO CTL UNIT UNDER SEAT 17C. PWR WAS REMOVED FROM THE VIDEO ENTERTAINMENT SYS AND SMOKE ODOR DISSIPATED IMMEDIATELY. COCKPIT CREW WAS NOTIFIED AND ACCOMPLISHED SMOKE FUMES AND ODOR AND SMOKE REMOVAL CHKLISTS. ADJACENT PAX WERE RESEATED TO OPEN SEATS AWAY FROM 17C. FLT ATTENDANTS APPLIED HALON TO AFFECTED COMPONENT AS A PRECAUTION. COCKPIT NOTIFIED THAT SOURCE OF SMOKE ODOR WAS DETERMINED CONTAINED AND CTLED. ACFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINT WAS NOTIFIED.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.