20050312008059I

Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 747400 · Los Angeles, CA · March 12, 2005

Date
March 12, 2005 · 14:13 local
Place
Los Angeles, CA
Airport
Los Angeles International
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
Operator
CNFF
Aircraft
FGISE
Reported as
Boeing 747400
People aboard
312
Fatal injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) This incident was brought to attention of AWP-23 by NTSB, who requested logistics and transportation assistance in a visit with am air france operations representative several days after the incident. A passenger observed smoke coming from under the seat structure for seats 64K and 64L. A flight attendant was notified, and a portable halon fire extinguisher was directed at the source of smoke, after which there was no further indication of smoke or fire. The technician responding to the log book discrepancy indicates the source of smoke was a reading light generator made by pga electric, part number P78147-B, serial number 20001224. The unit's location was under the seat structure assembly for seats 64K and 64L. He examined the immediate area, and did not observe any scorching or fire damage on nearby carpet or surrounding structure. He removed the part and returned the aircraft to service.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THIS INCIDENT WAS BROUGHT TO ATTENTION OF AWP-23 BY NTSB, WHO REQUESTED LOGISTICS AND TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE IN A VISIT WITH AM AIR FRANCE OPERATIONS REPRESENTATIVE SEVERAL DAYS AFTER THE INCIDENT. A PASSENGER OBSERVED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE SEAT STRUCTURE FOR SEATS 64K AND 64L. A FLIGHT ATTENDANT WAS NOTIFIED, AND A PORTABLE HALON FIRE EXTINGUISHER WAS DIRECTED AT THE SOURCE OF SMOKE, AFTER WHICH THERE WAS NO FURTHER INDICATION OF SMOKE OR FIRE. THE TECHNICIAN RESPONDING TO THE LOG BOOK DISCREPANCY INDICATES THE SOURCE OF SMOKE WAS A READING LIGHT GENERATOR MADE BY PGA ELECTRIC, PART NUMBER P78147-B, SERIAL NUMBER 20001224. THE UNIT'S LOCATION WAS UNDER THE SEAT STRUCTURE ASSEMBLY FOR SEATS 64K AND 64L. HE EXAMINED THE IMMEDIATE AREA, AND DID NOT OBSERVE ANY SCORCHING OR FIRE DAMAGE ON NEARBY CARPET OR SURROUNDING STRUCTURE. HE REMOVED THE PART AND RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.