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FAA incident report · Bac AVRO 146-RJ85A · Minneapolis, MN · December 18, 2000

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Date
December 18, 2000 · 18:12 local
Place
Minneapolis, MN
Airport
Minneapolis-St Paul International-Wold
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
MALA
Aircraft
N525XJ
Reported as
Bac AVRO146RJ85A
People aboard
51
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
17,500 total2,700 in this make and model240 in the last 90 days
N525XJRegistration cancelled Jun 22, 2007 · British Aerospace AVRO 146-RJ85AS/N E2350 · Built 1999Airframe modelBritish Aerospace AVRO 146-RJ85AEngine modelAlliedsign LF507-1FTurbo-jet

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What happened

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(-23)10 Minutes out after takeoff the aft cabin flight attendent observed an aft lavatory oral and smoke warning light on. The flight attendent reported the warning to the lead flight attendent who reported a fire to the flight crew. An inflight fire was reported to ATC and the a/c returned to Minneapolis uneventful. The flight attendent opened the aft lavatory door and observed a rippling smoke coming from the waste receptacle and poured a pot of coffee in the waste receptacle to extinguish any possible source, she also stated the smoke had an electrical smell. Inspection of the contents did not reveal any evidence of a possible fire or smoldering paper. The contents of the container consisted of only three paper towels. Chicago NTSB was contacted to discuss information and the a/c was released. Maintenance inspected the surrounding area of waste receptacle for possible discrepancies and retested the smoke alarm warning system, along with inspecting the fire extinguishing system. The source of the smoke could not be determined and the a/c was released.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)10 MINUTES OUT AFTER TAKEOFF THE AFT CABIN FLIGHT ATTENDENT OBSERVED AN AFT LAVATORY ORAL AND SMOKE WARNING LIGHT ON. THE FLIGHT ATTENDENT REPORTED THE WARNING TO THE LEAD FLIGHT ATTENDENT WHO REPORTED A FIRE TO THE FLIGHT CREW. AN INFLIGHT FIRE WAS REPORTED TO ATC AND THE A/C RETURNED TO MINNEAPOLIS UNEVENTFUL. THE FLIGHT ATTENDENT OPENED THE AFT LAVATORY DOOR AND OBSERVED A RIPPLING SMOKE COMING FROM THE WASTE RECEPTACLE AND POURED A POT OF COFFEE IN THE WASTE RECEPTACLE TO EXTINGUISH ANY POSSIBLE SOURCE, SHE ALSO STATED THE SMOKE HAD AN ELECTRICAL SMELL. INSPECTION OF THE CONTENTS DID NOT REVEAL ANY EVIDENCE OF A POSSIBLE FIRE OR SMOLDERING PAPER. THE CONTENTS OF THE CONTAINER CONSISTED OF ONLY THREE PAPER TOWELS. CHICAGO NTSB WAS CONTACTED TO DISCUSS INFORMATION AND THE A/C WAS RELEASED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE SURROUNDING AREA OF WASTE RECEPTACLE FOR POSSIBLE DISCREPANCIES AND RETESTED THE SMOKE ALARM WARNING SYSTEM, ALONG WITH INSPECTING THE FIRE EXTINGUISHING SYSTEM. THE SOURCE OF THE SMOKE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED AND THE A/C WAS RELEASED.