EMB ERJ 145 ER/LR
Situational Awareness; Troubleshooting; Communication Breakdown
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe; Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor
Air Traffic Control Provided Assistance; Aircraft Equipment Problem Dissipated; Flight Crew Landed in Emergency Condition; Flight Crew Diverted; General Maintenance Action
Aircraft
At approximately XA:07 a bump was felt/heard by passengers. At XA:08 the passenger in XC got my attention and told me there was smoke filling the cabin. I investigated and noticed white smoke filling the cabin accompanied by the smell of burnt rubber. I told the CA and he asked me if I noticed a change. The smoke and smell both dissipated. He asked me to inform him if there were any changes. I returned to row 9 at approximately XA:11 to check on the passengers. I asked the passengers in rows 8 and 9 to let me know if they noticed any changes. I then returned to the galley to stow things away in the galley and prepare for landing. XA:20 the CA [Captain] informs me that we were continuing on to [destination] and that it was the closest airport and that he [notified ATC] to get emergency vehicles following us. I asked him if I needed to prepare the cabin for an emergency landing. He replied no; that won't be necessary; he is expecting a normal landing. He just wanted emergency vehicles following us just in case; so at the CA's direction I did not do the 12 steps to prepare the cabin for emergency landing. However after the CA made his PA to the passengers to inform them of our landing plans I followed with my own pa to reassure them and to prepare for a possible emergency landing. The CA called and asked to check in the area of row 9 after we landed to see if I noticed anything abnormal. XA:39 we landed safely in [destination] and I checked from the exit row to row 9 to look for anything unusual and I didn't find anything. The CA called to get my point of view report. I made a PA to the passengers letting them know that they may see emergency vehicles outside checking for abnormalities and that we were parked away from the gates for safety reasons. I told them if nothing was found we would continue on to the gates and get them on their way. About a minute later we were heading to the gates and deplaned without a problem. None of the passengers complained of any pain or discomfort and continued on their way after deplaning. According to the mechanic a PAC blew and that was the source of smoke and smell.
EMB-145 Flight Attendant reported Captain notification of smoke in the passenger cabin during flight.