What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On Saturday, September 11, 1999, during climb from buf bound for dtw, northwest airlines flight 1125'S flight attendant reported smoke and a burning smell in the cabin. The crew members initially thought it was a fire in the lavatory when the lavatory smoke detector went off. The flight attendants discharged two halon and one water fire extinguisher into the aft lavatories. The flight crew declared a "yellow" level emergency and reseated passengers and began shutting down systems. The smoke subsided after shutting off the air conditioning. The captain declared a "red" level emergency on approach, in case there was a fire on the aircraft. The aircraft landed without incident and taxied to the gate where the passengers and crew were deplaned. Contract maintenance was summoned and "check both aft lavs for evidence of smoke, overheating, electrical damage and found none. Both lav smoke detectors checked ok. The lav trash can exiting - ok. Ran both packs - no smoke and air smells - ok - lav." The aircraft was then ferried to dtw where the water and halon extinguishers were replaced and the forward pbe's replaced and resealed. The problem was felt to be related to the a ir conditioning system. The aircraft was returned to service. This incident is considered closed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1999, DURING CLIMB FROM BUF BOUND FOR DTW, NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT 1125'S FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED SMOKE AND A BURNING SMELL IN THE CABIN. THE CREW MEMBERS INITIALLY THOUGHT IT WAS A FIRE IN THE LAVATORY WHEN THE LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR WENT OFF. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS DISCHARGED TWO HALON AND ONE WATER FIRE EXTINGUISHER INTO THE AFT LAVATORIES. THE FLIGHT CREW DECLARED A "YELLOW" LEVEL EMERGENCY AND RESEATED PASSENGERS AND BEGAN SHUTTING DOWN SYSTEMS. THE SMOKE SUBSIDED AFTER SHUTTING OFF THE AIR CONDITIONING. THE CAPTAIN DECLARED A "RED" LEVEL EMERGENCY ON APPROACH, IN CASE THERE WAS A FIRE ON THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND TAXIED TO THE GATE WHERE THE PASSENGERS AND CREW WERE DEPLANED. CONTRACT MAINTENANCE WAS SUMMONED AND "CHECK BOTH AFT LAVS FOR EVIDENCE OF SMOKE, OVERHEATING, ELECTRICAL DAMAGE AND FOUND NONE. BOTH LAV SMOKE DETECTORS CHECKED OK. THE LAV TRASH CAN EXITING - OK. RAN BOTH PACKS - NO SMOKE AND AIR SMELLS - OK - LAV." THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN FERRIED TO DTW WHERE THE WATER AND HALON EXTINGUISHERS WERE REPLACED AND THE FORWARD PBE'S REPLACED AND RESEALED. THE PROBLEM WAS FELT TO BE RELATED TO THE A IR CONDITIONING SYSTEM. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.
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