E175 flight and cabin crews respond to fire and smoke in the aft lav.

Attributes
ACN	779370
Time
Date	200803
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 32000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzz.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	EMB ERJ 170/175 ER&LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level descent : approach
Route In Use	arrival star : n/s
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 500 flight time total : 6200 flight time type : 230
ASRS Report	779370
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Events
Anomaly	cabin event other maintenance problem : improper documentation other anomaly other anomaly
Independent Detector	other other : 2
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : diverted to another airport
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft Cabin Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

At cruise altitude FL320; lead flight attendant informed the captain that she observed and tackled a fire/smoke in the aft lavatory. Upon receiving this information; emergency checklist was completed and; with the concurrence of the captain and company dispatch; ZZZ was determined to be the suitable and practical airport for landing. Emergency was declared. Passenger were informed about the situation and the decision to divert the aircraft. In coordination with center and approach; we landed at ZZZ. While descending towards ZZZ; flaps 1 degree was selected below their deployment speed of 230 KIAS. During their deployment; aircraft momentarily accelerated while flaps were still transitioning. Situation was immediately recognized and corrected. After landing; we sought the assistance of the fire marshall; first to confirm that there was no external smoke/flame in blind/hind corners of the aircraft. Upon reaching the gate; the fire marshall was asked to board the aircraft to render an opinion about the need for any extra action by the flight and cabin crew; passenger were deplaned using the normal boarding door and the jetbridge in ZZZ. Once the passenger had deplaned; the captain secured the cockpit and rest of the crew secured the airplane while assisting auths in determining the source of the fire. We did not recall the momentary speed increase into ZZZ until we have already arrived in ZZZ; while reconstructing and talking to maintenance.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: E175 FLT AND CABIN CREWS RESPOND TO FIRE AND SMOKE IN THE AFT LAV.

Narrative: AT CRUISE ALT FL320; LEAD FLT ATTENDANT INFORMED THE CAPT THAT SHE OBSERVED AND TACKLED A FIRE/SMOKE IN THE AFT LAVATORY. UPON RECEIVING THIS INFO; EMER CHKLIST WAS COMPLETED AND; WITH THE CONCURRENCE OF THE CAPT AND COMPANY DISPATCH; ZZZ WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE SUITABLE AND PRACTICAL ARPT FOR LNDG. EMER WAS DECLARED. PAX WERE INFORMED ABOUT THE SITUATION AND THE DECISION TO DIVERT THE ACFT. IN COORD WITH CTR AND APCH; WE LANDED AT ZZZ. WHILE DSNDING TOWARDS ZZZ; FLAPS 1 DEG WAS SELECTED BELOW THEIR DEPLOYMENT SPD OF 230 KIAS. DURING THEIR DEPLOYMENT; ACFT MOMENTARILY ACCELERATED WHILE FLAPS WERE STILL TRANSITIONING. SITUATION WAS IMMEDIATELY RECOGNIZED AND CORRECTED. AFTER LNDG; WE SOUGHT THE ASSISTANCE OF THE FIRE MARSHALL; FIRST TO CONFIRM THAT THERE WAS NO EXTERNAL SMOKE/FLAME IN BLIND/HIND CORNERS OF THE ACFT. UPON REACHING THE GATE; THE FIRE MARSHALL WAS ASKED TO BOARD THE ACFT TO RENDER AN OPINION ABOUT THE NEED FOR ANY EXTRA ACTION BY THE FLT AND CABIN CREW; PAX WERE DEPLANED USING THE NORMAL BOARDING DOOR AND THE JETBRIDGE IN ZZZ. ONCE THE PAX HAD DEPLANED; THE CAPT SECURED THE COCKPIT AND REST OF THE CREW SECURED THE AIRPLANE WHILE ASSISTING AUTHS IN DETERMINING THE SOURCE OF THE FIRE. WE DID NOT RECALL THE MOMENTARY SPD INCREASE INTO ZZZ UNTIL WE HAVE ALREADY ARRIVED IN ZZZ; WHILE RECONSTRUCTING AND TALKING TO MAINT.

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.