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Attributes | |
ACN | 214781 |
Time | |
Date | 199207 |
Day | Mon |
Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : pit |
State Reference | PA |
Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Night |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | tower : dca |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
Navigation In Use | Other Other |
Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Qualification | pilot : atp |
Experience | flight time total : 20000 |
ASRS Report | 214781 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : first officer |
Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument |
Events | |
Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other other |
Consequence | faa : investigated Other |
Supplementary | |
Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Shortly after taxiing for departure, we were advised by the cabin crew that we had arcing, sparks, and smoke about halfway back the airplane on the left side. We executed the 'electrical fire' checklist, requested assistance from the emergency fire unit and returned quickly to the gate and deplaned the passengers. Fortunately, the appropriate circuit breaker popped and the fire stopped. Since the incident, the FAA has made at least 2 inquiries as to who summoned the emergency equipment. I did. It seems simple to me, if you have a fire it's a good idea to call a fire truck. Hopefully, they will eventually be able to figure it out.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ELECTRICAL FIRE SMOKE IN THE CABIN CAUSED THE CAPT OF AN ACR LGT ACFT TO RETURN TO THE GATE AND DEPLANE THE PAX.
Narrative: SHORTLY AFTER TAXIING FOR DEP, WE WERE ADVISED BY THE CABIN CREW THAT WE HAD ARCING, SPARKS, AND SMOKE ABOUT HALFWAY BACK THE AIRPLANE ON THE L SIDE. WE EXECUTED THE 'ELECTRICAL FIRE' CHKLIST, REQUESTED ASSISTANCE FROM THE EMER FIRE UNIT AND RETURNED QUICKLY TO THE GATE AND DEPLANED THE PAXS. FORTUNATELY, THE APPROPRIATE CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED AND THE FIRE STOPPED. SINCE THE INCIDENT, THE FAA HAS MADE AT LEAST 2 INQUIRIES AS TO WHO SUMMONED THE EMER EQUIP. I DID. IT SEEMS SIMPLE TO ME, IF YOU HAVE A FIRE IT'S A GOOD IDEA TO CALL A FIRE TRUCK. HOPEFULLY, THEY WILL EVENTUALLY BE ABLE TO FIGURE IT OUT.
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.