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B737 flight attendant reported passengers were evacuated to the terminal via aircraft entry doors after a start cart caught fire on the ramp next to them.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1365068 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201606 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Flight Attendant (On Duty) |
| Experience | Flight Attendant Airline Total 3 Flight Attendant Number Of Acft Qualified On 6 Flight Attendant Total 10 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
We were trying to back away from the gate to get the engines started. We used 4 start carts to try and get it started. After none of them were working we pulled back into the gate and the captain made an announcement for the passengers to get their things and deplane the aircraft. After we started deplaning the aircraft the captain made an announcement to move quickly; if you look out the right side of the aircraft you will see why. We looked out the window and one of the start carts under the wing was on fire. We tried to quickly get the passengers off the aircraft. We could smell the smoke coming in the cabin. We did not deploy any slides; we just got the passengers off through the boarding door.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737 Flight Attendant reported passengers were evacuated to the terminal via aircraft entry doors after a start cart caught fire on the ramp next to them.
Narrative: We were trying to back away from the gate to get the engines started. We used 4 start carts to try and get it started. After none of them were working we pulled back into the gate and the Captain made an announcement for the passengers to get their things and deplane the aircraft. After we started deplaning the aircraft the Captain made an announcement to move quickly; if you look out the right side of the aircraft you will see why. We looked out the window and one of the start carts under the wing was on fire. We tried to quickly get the passengers off the aircraft. We could smell the smoke coming in the cabin. We did not deploy any slides; we just got the passengers off through the boarding door.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.