Smoke in Cabin
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Smoke in Cabin
Hello I have a question which I would like to ask...
I was on an A330 over Australia last week when smoke filled the cabin - so you could see it suspended in the air. The cabin crew ran down the cabin turning off the air vents.
The captain was on the PA and said there was some fault or other that was rectified and we continued on to our destination.
How common of an occurrence is this?
I was on an A330 over Australia last week when smoke filled the cabin - so you could see it suspended in the air. The cabin crew ran down the cabin turning off the air vents.
The captain was on the PA and said there was some fault or other that was rectified and we continued on to our destination.
How common of an occurrence is this?
How common of an occurrence is this?
I would be interested to hear from other pilots how many times it has occurred on their flights and how many hours that is covering.
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I suspect what you saw was "fog"......The A330 A/C system is very efficient and can produce a fog which looks like smoke in the cabin from the a/c outlets...
If you are fortunate to be at the point end at take off roll you can hear the ice sliding through the ducting as the nose rotates.
If you are fortunate to be at the point end at take off roll you can hear the ice sliding through the ducting as the nose rotates.
Gee you guys have gotta go back to school there. Oxygen is stored in bottles, you know SEP stuff & Air is all around us in the atmosphere
I wonder why the cabin crew would go 'running' down the isle/s if it where just condensation?
Perhaps the skipper was an ex 4 engined 'tank' driver (146)where those engines seemed to produce smoke inside as well as outside of the airframe so he got nervous
Wmk2
I wonder why the cabin crew would go 'running' down the isle/s if it where just condensation?
Perhaps the skipper was an ex 4 engined 'tank' driver (146)where those engines seemed to produce smoke inside as well as outside of the airframe so he got nervous
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To answer your question it happens 1 or 2 times a day throughout the world, the vast majority being isolated and the aircraft continues to destination, just as it sounds like yours was. Extremely unlikely to be fog in flight because the cabin air is far too dry, on the ground maybe, maybe a recirculation fan shat itself, that would be a pretty common cause of smoke and why the vents would have been turned off...
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Known fact once the smoke is out of any electrical component you can't put it back in , ergo it is stuffed.
its the smoke that kills them, components that is !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
its the smoke that kills them, components that is !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Smoke travels in wires etc.
See: Lucas - Prince of Darkness - Lucas Electrical Humor Jokes
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It sounds as if the reporter knows what they are talking about and is asking a rhetorical question to expose the incident. Surprisingly some large companies may not have the best reporting culture.
If it was smoke then it should be reported and possibly to the ATSB via the companies safety department. Which company Unknown?
If it was smoke then it should be reported and possibly to the ATSB via the companies safety department. Which company Unknown?
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Unkown001- I'm aware of the "smoke event" on your flight. It was caused by a failure of the RH cabin air recirculation fan which caused some smoke and the electrical burning smell. The flt crew were advised by the cabin crew of the smell and the cabin fans were selected OFF. The failed fan was subsequently replaced.
This type of event is NOT common. In this case it was managed effectively by the crew.
This type of event is NOT common. In this case it was managed effectively by the crew.
