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Question

I was on an airplane from Miami to Managua, and when we just started to get in the air, the left jet was making a lot of noise, and there was either smoke or steam coming from the area where the air, lights, and attendant call was, and where the light in the ceiling are. then when we started to land the noise came back and it smelled like something was burning.

Has this happened to other people before?

Please answer fast!!!

Answer 1

You were probably getting condensation from the airconditioning system.

There was probably smoke outside the airplane and you could smell it.

I worked on the ground for Pan Am in Washington DC. When it was really hot and humid, sometimes the air vents would spray liquid mist into the cabin. (once, on TWA's L1011 aiplanes at the next ramp, they hhad a passenger absolutely freak out. Those engines made a lot of smoke when they started, and the ac kicked on and sprayed the mist. She thought is was a sprinkler system....)

** They ALWAYS shut the engines off when people get on and off the airplane. They're very powerful and dangerous to be around when they're running.

Answer 2

It happens and there is no easy answer without access to the aircraft. For what it is worth air liners are designed to fly after losing an engine. As long as it does not happen on takeoff/landing without warning or in flight a fire does not spread you should be alright. The other three happen you can get scared......

Answer 3

yeh thats what i hated bout working airliners so i retired lol. Umm nothing major or to be concerned over, it was just an electrics problem like wires being crossed over, nothing to be concered over....  

Answer 4

No problem, it got you past the scene of the crash.

Answer 5

Give my 10 points fast first.............

Answer 6

Nothing out of the ordinary happened.  The "smoke" you saw was just condensation from the air conditioning packs.  In hot, humid weather (like in Managua) the cooler air coming from the a/c system frequently causes this to happen, and it looks like smoke.  It is really just cool water vapor though.  

The noise you heard was most likely either the hydraulic pumps spinning to supply pressure to the system that moves the flaps and landing gear (which are both used on takeoff and landing) or the Auxiliary Power Unit (APU), which is basically a tiny jet engine in the tail of the plane that supplies air conditioning and backup electrical power.  It is normally running prior to takeoff and shut off right afterwards and sometimes (depending on conditions) it may be started prior to landing as well.  On the ground it allows a/c and electrical power to be supplied to the plane when the engines are off (like when parked).

The engines are always shut off for deplaning.  It takes a lot of fuel to run an engine, and even 5 minutes with them off saves hundreds of dollars worth of fuel.  Not to mention the danger of passengers deplaning next to an engine that is running and the ground personnel servicing the airplane next to an engine.  It is always far safer and more economical to shut the engines off.  They are easy to restart.  

If anything had been wrong, the flight crew would have made an immediate diversion.  They have families to get home to as well, and they are not in any hurry to die.  So please rest easy knowing that absolutely nothing happened on that flight that was in the least bit dangerous.  

Answer 7

Nothing to worry about. Aircraft A/C is a little more complicated than your car or home systems are. Also, once you get below a certain altitude the aircraft will begin to adjust to local pressurization, this can allow outside air into the aircraft and all of the smells that go with it. If there had been a true inflight emergency they would have let the passengers know to keep people calm.