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Air carrier ready for push back. Tug driver tells flight crew heavy smoke rear of aircraft. Evacuation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 203009 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199202 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dtw |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 28000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 203009 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 4000 |
| ASRS Report | 202963 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Ready to push out of the gate with the doors closed, jetway pulled back, tug attached. APU was supplying power. Tug driver reported heavy smoke coming from the rear of the aircraft. I shut down the APU. Told the first officer to call the fire department, and left the seat. There was no smoke or fire in the cabin - no APU or fire warning. I opened the main aircraft door to deploy the forward airstair. The jetway was too far back for deplaning but too close to use the airstair or slide. I ordered evacuation using the galley slide. While the jetway was moved back to the aircraft a mechanic called up from the ground that there was no fire and no more smoke. Evacuation down the galley slide was stopped and redirected out the main door via the jetway - no one was hurt. There was no fire just heavy smoke outside the aircraft. No smoke in the cabin, but an odor prevailed. When a jetway is pulled back from an aircraft it should be moved far enough away so the airstair or slide can be deployed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR READY FOR PUSH BACK. TUG DRIVER TELLS FLC HVY SMOKE REAR OF ACFT. EVACUATION.
Narrative: READY TO PUSH OUT OF THE GATE WITH THE DOORS CLOSED, JETWAY PULLED BACK, TUG ATTACHED. APU WAS SUPPLYING PWR. TUG DRIVER RPTED HVY SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE ACFT. I SHUT DOWN THE APU. TOLD THE FO TO CALL THE FIRE DEPT, AND L THE SEAT. THERE WAS NO SMOKE OR FIRE IN THE CABIN - NO APU OR FIRE WARNING. I OPENED THE MAIN ACFT DOOR TO DEPLOY THE FORWARD AIRSTAIR. THE JETWAY WAS TOO FAR BACK FOR DEPLANING BUT TOO CLOSE TO USE THE AIRSTAIR OR SLIDE. I ORDERED EVACUATION USING THE GALLEY SLIDE. WHILE THE JETWAY WAS MOVED BACK TO THE ACFT A MECH CALLED UP FROM THE GND THAT THERE WAS NO FIRE AND NO MORE SMOKE. EVACUATION DOWN THE GALLEY SLIDE WAS STOPPED AND REDIRECTED OUT THE MAIN DOOR VIA THE JETWAY - NO ONE WAS HURT. THERE WAS NO FIRE JUST HVY SMOKE OUTSIDE THE ACFT. NO SMOKE IN THE CABIN, BUT AN ODOR PREVAILED. WHEN A JETWAY IS PULLED BACK FROM AN ACFT IT SHOULD BE MOVED FAR ENOUGH AWAY SO THE AIRSTAIR OR SLIDE CAN BE DEPLOYED.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.