Activation of aft cabin smoke detectors in B757-200 results in emergency diversion.

Attributes
ACN	772663
Time
Date	200802
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 40000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzz.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
ASRS Report	772663
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly non adherence : required legal separation
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : smoke alarms
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

10 mins after leveloff smoke in aft cabin; smoke detectors alarms on. Performed smoke in cabin checklist mask on declared emergency diverted to ZZZ.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACTIVATION OF AFT CABIN SMOKE DETECTORS IN B757-200 RESULTS IN EMERGENCY DIVERSION.

Narrative: 10 MINS AFTER LEVELOFF SMOKE IN AFT CABIN; SMOKE DETECTORS ALARMS ON. PERFORMED SMOKE IN CABIN CHKLIST MASK ON DECLARED EMER DIVERTED TO ZZZ.

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.