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An A320 diverted under emergency conditions to a nearby airport when the passenger entertainment system at one passenger seat was smoking. The smoke ceased when power to the passenger entertainment system was shut off.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 956643 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201106 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Cabin Entertainment |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 240 Flight Crew Total 16000 Flight Crew Type 8000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
I made a passing comment to the first officer that there was a slight cigarette smoke smell in the air. He smelled nothing. Since I had just come off sick list; I figured it was just my nose acting up. Thirty minutes later the lead flight attendant notified us that an armrest had been smoking and the smoke stopped when the passenger entertainment system was shut off. The first officer and I briefly discussed the situation and decided to divert. Overweight landing and we flew above 250 KTS below 10;000 MSL. No further smoke was observed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An A320 diverted under emergency conditions to a nearby airport when the passenger entertainment system at one passenger seat was smoking. The smoke ceased when power to the Passenger Entertainment System was shut off.
Narrative: I made a passing comment to the First Officer that there was a slight cigarette smoke smell in the air. He smelled nothing. Since I had just come off sick list; I figured it was just my nose acting up. Thirty minutes later the Lead Flight Attendant notified us that an armrest had been smoking and the smoke stopped when the Passenger Entertainment System was shut off. The First Officer and I briefly discussed the situation and decided to divert. Overweight landing and we flew above 250 KTS below 10;000 MSL. No further smoke was observed.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.