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PIC of B-727 has after thoughts regarding not checking the source of smoke as reported by a passenger.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 270412 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199404 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mke |
| State Reference | WI |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zfw |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 148 flight time total : 6400 flight time type : 3485 |
| ASRS Report | 270412 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
As we were cleared onto the runway for takeoff the lead flight attendant entered the cockpit to inform us that a passenger claimed there was smoke at the right wing near the window. We told her that it was exhaust smoke from the APU we had just shut down, probably the result of residual de-icing fluid. We continued onto the runway and took off. We wrote the incident up and had maintenance check the APU at destination. Nothing unusual was noted. In retrospect I should have exited the runway, visually checked the wing area and APU exhaust and calmed the concerns of the passenger. Too much familiarity with this type of problem allowed me to dismiss it without proper consideration.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PIC OF B-727 HAS AFTER THOUGHTS REGARDING NOT CHKING THE SOURCE OF SMOKE AS RPTED BY A PAX.
Narrative: AS WE WERE CLEARED ONTO THE RWY FOR TKOF THE LEAD FLT ATTENDANT ENTERED THE COCKPIT TO INFORM US THAT A PAX CLAIMED THERE WAS SMOKE AT THE R WING NEAR THE WINDOW. WE TOLD HER THAT IT WAS EXHAUST SMOKE FROM THE APU WE HAD JUST SHUT DOWN, PROBABLY THE RESULT OF RESIDUAL DE-ICING FLUID. WE CONTINUED ONTO THE RWY AND TOOK OFF. WE WROTE THE INCIDENT UP AND HAD MAINT CHK THE APU AT DEST. NOTHING UNUSUAL WAS NOTED. IN RETROSPECT I SHOULD HAVE EXITED THE RWY, VISUALLY CHKED THE WING AREA AND APU EXHAUST AND CALMED THE CONCERNS OF THE PAX. TOO MUCH FAMILIARITY WITH THIS TYPE OF PROB ALLOWED ME TO DISMISS IT WITHOUT PROPER CONSIDERATION.
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.