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Flight crew of an air carrier light transport aircraft had a smoke detector light illuminate during final for landing resulting in the flight attendant using the fire extinguisher and the evacuate/evacuation of the aircraft upon landing. Emergency was declared and the ground crash fire rescue stood by. The flight attendant received injuries to her hands from the fire extinguisher agent and was taken to the hospital.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 241439 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199305 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : laf |
| State Reference | IN |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 800 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : laf artcc : zab |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport, High Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 5900 flight time type : 1200 |
| ASRS Report | 241439 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
While on a base leg to laf runway 28 aft smoke light illuminated. Flight attendant was notified to use fire extinguisher. Crash fire rescue was contacted. Passenger were evacuate/evacuationed with aid of first officer. There were no injuries to passenger. Flight attendant was taken to hospital for exposure to agent on hands.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF AN ACR LTT ACFT HAD A SMOKE DETECTOR LIGHT ILLUMINATE DURING FINAL FOR LNDG RESULTING IN THE FLT ATTENDANT USING THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND THE EVAC OF THE ACFT UPON LNDG. EMER WAS DECLARED AND THE GND CRASH FIRE RESCUE STOOD BY. THE FLT ATTENDANT RECEIVED INJURIES TO HER HANDS FROM THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER AGENT AND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL.
Narrative: WHILE ON A BASE LEG TO LAF RWY 28 AFT SMOKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. FLT ATTENDANT WAS NOTIFIED TO USE FIRE EXTINGUISHER. CRASH FIRE RESCUE WAS CONTACTED. PAX WERE EVACED WITH AID OF FO. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO PAX. FLT ATTENDANT WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL FOR EXPOSURE TO AGENT ON HANDS.
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.