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ryanvsnow · Post by **ryanvsnow** » 21 Jun 2005, 08:30

Today, 20 June, at about 1630 an agent of mine came to me and said that he could see smoke in the cargo bin on E26A. I came over to the A/C, Mesa N854MJ YBE, to check out the problem. Sure enough there was a faint cloud of smoke filling the bin. I notified the Captain and the Fire Dept. After an assessment of the A/C the captain concluded that there was a fire in the Lav holding. Maintainance pulled the A/C apart and found that a cigarette was the cause of the fire. Someone smoked in the lav and flushed their butt down and caused the fire. I wounded why the smoke detector never went off.

Post by **sn26567** » 21 Jun 2005, 09:20

ryanvsnow wrote:Someone smoked in the lav and flushed their butt down and caused the fire.

Was the butt flushed down with petrol?

Andries · Post by **Andries** » 21 Jun 2005, 11:39

sn26567 wrote:
ryanvsnow wrote:Someone smoked in the lav and flushed their butt down and caused the fire.
Was the butt flushed down with petrol?

out of sh*t comes methane gas ... highly flammable !

Greetz,

Andries

earthman · Post by **earthman** » 21 Jun 2005, 17:54

People caught smoking should be strapped to the engine nacelles!

ryanvsnow · Post by **ryanvsnow** » 22 Jun 2005, 00:16

earthman wrote:People caught smoking should be strapped to the engine nacelles!

That should aply to anyone doing anything stupid!

Advisor · Post by **Advisor** » 22 Jun 2005, 07:52

ryanvsnow wrote:
earthman wrote:People caught smoking should be strapped to the engine nacelles!
That should aply to anyone doing anything stupid!

Even to ministers who do not allow carriers to ply new routes because their backs have not been rubbed

bigjulie · Post by **bigjulie** » 22 Jun 2005, 11:56

earthman wrote:People caught smoking should be strapped to the engine nacelles

Either that or be sent as deck cargo on a submarine

:laugh:

C-117 · Post by **C-117** » 22 Jun 2005, 12:06

How a cigarette butt could remain lit after being flushed into the lav holding - unless it was wrapped in a paper towel or TP and floated around - is an interesting prospect!

bigjulie · Post by **bigjulie** » 22 Jun 2005, 12:19

C-117 wrote:How a cigarette butt could remain lit after being flushed into the lav holding - unless it was wrapped in a paper towel or TP and floated around - is an interesting prospect!

I wrote:
earthman wrote: People caught smoking should be strapped to the engine nacelles
Either that or be sent as deck cargo on a submarine

If he was sent as deck cargo on a submarine, he wouldn't be able to smoke would he; the cigarette would be a bit soggy.

dotcom · Post by **dotcom** » 22 Jun 2005, 12:38

I was on a VS flight where a similar thing happened, I was sat by the toilet and someone was smoking in there, but it wasn't until I informed a crew member that they did anything - do the fire alarms actually work?

earthman · Post by **earthman** » 22 Jun 2005, 16:30

Actually, nicotine junkies tend to disable the smoke detectors in the toilets. They should install smoke detector tampering alarms or something. And then smoke detector tampering alarm tampering alarms. Etc.

ryanvsnow · Post by **ryanvsnow** » 22 Jun 2005, 21:36

I was told once by lowflyby that on a B757 you can take the stopper out of the sink and the sink will have a vaccum stronger than the air vent moving the smoke away from the alarm. I have no idea how you would do this on the Embraer.

earthman · Post by **earthman** » 23 Jun 2005, 18:03

I think they should mark one of the doors 'Smoking area behind this door'...

lowflyby · Post by **lowflyby** » 25 Jun 2005, 06:24

That is so true....when I was a flight attendant on long-haul flights, I did smoke on the 757 (along with other crew members). You just have to be careful!!

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