Flight attendants suspected a fire in the aft lavatory on landing rollout. Aircraft was evacuate/eva...

Attributes
ACN	206414
Time
Date	199203
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cvg
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	landing other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 57 flight time total : 3850 flight time type : 57
ASRS Report	206414
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

The flight was scheduled and flown from bhm to cvg. The takeoff, departure, cruise, and approach portions of the trip were uneventful. On landing roll, after a normal touchdown, the flight attendants in the aft portion of the aircraft notified us, on the flight deck, of a problem. We received initial signaling as we slowed passing through 110 KIAS. I spoke with the flight attendants as we slowed to less than 80 KIAS. The flight attendants notified us that there was smoke in the aft lavatory and the aft lavatory smoke alarms were sounding. The flight attendants then stated they were getting out a fire extinguisher and that the lavatory door felt hot. Based upon all the input presented, we on the flight deck thought we had a fire on board. With that in mind the captain ordered an emergency evacuate/evacuation and directed the flight attendants to use the forward evacuate/evacuation route. The evacuate/evacuation went smoothly, all passenger evacuate/evacuationed smoothly with only a couple of very minor injuries. The fire department's response was outstanding. The end result, there was no fire on the aircraft as we had initially believed. We did the best, based upon the information we had at the time and everyone safely evacuate/evacuationed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT ATTENDANTS SUSPECTED A FIRE IN THE AFT LAVATORY ON LNDG ROLLOUT. ACFT WAS EVACED ON THE RWY WITH A FEW MINOR INJURIES. THERE WAS NO FIRE.

Narrative: THE FLT WAS SCHEDULED AND FLOWN FROM BHM TO CVG. THE TKOF, DEP, CRUISE, AND APCH PORTIONS OF THE TRIP WERE UNEVENTFUL. ON LNDG ROLL, AFTER A NORMAL TOUCHDOWN, THE FLT ATTENDANTS IN THE AFT PORTION OF THE ACFT NOTIFIED US, ON THE FLT DECK, OF A PROBLEM. WE RECEIVED INITIAL SIGNALING AS WE SLOWED PASSING THROUGH 110 KIAS. I SPOKE WITH THE FLT ATTENDANTS AS WE SLOWED TO LESS THAN 80 KIAS. THE FLT ATTENDANTS NOTIFIED US THAT THERE WAS SMOKE IN THE AFT LAVATORY AND THE AFT LAVATORY SMOKE ALARMS WERE SOUNDING. THE FLT ATTENDANTS THEN STATED THEY WERE GETTING OUT A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND THAT THE LAVATORY DOOR FELT HOT. BASED UPON ALL THE INPUT PRESENTED, WE ON THE FLT DECK THOUGHT WE HAD A FIRE ON BOARD. WITH THAT IN MIND THE CAPT ORDERED AN EMER EVAC AND DIRECTED THE FLT ATTENDANTS TO USE THE FORWARD EVAC RTE. THE EVAC WENT SMOOTHLY, ALL PAX EVACED SMOOTHLY WITH ONLY A COUPLE OF VERY MINOR INJURIES. THE FIRE DEPT'S RESPONSE WAS OUTSTANDING. THE END RESULT, THERE WAS NO FIRE ON THE ACFT AS WE HAD INITIALLY BELIEVED. WE DID THE BEST, BASED UPON THE INFO WE HAD AT THE TIME AND EVERYONE SAFELY EVACED.

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.

Flight attendants suspected a fire in the aft lavatory on landing rollout. Aircraft was evacuate/evacuationed on the runway with a few minor injuries. There was no fire.