Narrative:

This flight occurred on the third day of a 4 day rotation. It was our fourth leg of the day. The first officer served as the PF on this flight. We were assigned the aircraft in atl immediately prior to the flight. Upon receiving the aircraft, we noted that the maintenance log showed that the airphones and one of the headset jacks in the nose gear assembly were inoperative. I recall no other inoperative or deferred items. The trip from atl to bna progressed without unusual occurrence. We were cleared to make an ILS approach to runway 2L. I elected to activate engine anti-ice prior to our initial descent into bna. The aircraft touched down on speed in the touchdown zone. The spoiler handle activated and engine thrust reversers were deployed. Shortly thereafter, I heard the intercom chime. I picked up the intercom. A flight attendant had called from the rear of the aircraft and said that she was hearing a strange noise. I could hear what sounded like an aft lavatory smoke detector alarm in the backgnd. I asked the flight attendant to stay on the line. In short succession, or simultaneously, we were contacted by bna tower. The tower gave us instructions to turn off the runway at either runway 31 or at the end of 2L. The tower called back as we cleared the runway at taxiway B, and said that there was smoke coming from our #2 engine. Tower also asked if we required emergency equipment to be dispatched. I replied, 'not at this time,' or words to the effect. We were then switched to ground control. Cockpit instruments did not indicate any unusual circumstances. The after landing checklist, including shutting down the #2 engine, was completed. The first officer asked ground if they could see any smoke coming from the aircraft. Ground responded in the negative. We turned off taxiway B, onto txwys M and T1. We entered the ramp area from T1 and came to a stop. I elected not to stop the aircraft earlier because the terrain was such that an evacuation would pose substantial risk to the well being of the passenger and crew. Upon stopping the aircraft, we set the parking brake and opened the cockpit door. I did not observe any smoke in the cabin. I made a short passenger announcement to inform the passenger that we were stopped on the ramp because of a report of smoke, that we might be evacuating and not to be unduly alarmed. I also informed the passenger that I would get back to them as soon as I determined what conditions we were facing. We contacted the ramp control and asked if they could see smoke. The ramp replied affirmatively. Ground control also called to say we had smoke coming from our tail. I then told the ground to send the trucks and that we were evacuating. The customer service coordinator was standing near the cockpit door. I told her that we were evacuating and then made a passenger announcement instructing passenger to follow flight attendant instructions in evacuating the aircraft on the right side. As the passenger stood up, we continued and completed the evacuation checklist. We then left the cockpit to assist the evacuation process. The first officer and I made a sweep through the cabin to determine that no one remained on board prior to exiting.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PAX EVACUATION. SMOKE AROUND THE AFT SECTION OF THE ACFT.

Narrative: THIS FLT OCCURRED ON THE THIRD DAY OF A 4 DAY ROTATION. IT WAS OUR FOURTH LEG OF THE DAY. THE FO SERVED AS THE PF ON THIS FLT. WE WERE ASSIGNED THE ACFT IN ATL IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE FLT. UPON RECEIVING THE ACFT, WE NOTED THAT THE MAINT LOG SHOWED THAT THE AIRPHONES AND ONE OF THE HEADSET JACKS IN THE NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY WERE INOP. I RECALL NO OTHER INOP OR DEFERRED ITEMS. THE TRIP FROM ATL TO BNA PROGRESSED WITHOUT UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE. WE WERE CLRED TO MAKE AN ILS APCH TO RWY 2L. I ELECTED TO ACTIVATE ENG ANTI-ICE PRIOR TO OUR INITIAL DSCNT INTO BNA. THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN ON SPD IN THE TOUCHDOWN ZONE. THE SPOILER HANDLE ACTIVATED AND ENG THRUST REVERSERS WERE DEPLOYED. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, I HEARD THE INTERCOM CHIME. I PICKED UP THE INTERCOM. A FLT ATTENDANT HAD CALLED FROM THE REAR OF THE ACFT AND SAID THAT SHE WAS HEARING A STRANGE NOISE. I COULD HEAR WHAT SOUNDED LIKE AN AFT LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR ALARM IN THE BACKGND. I ASKED THE FLT ATTENDANT TO STAY ON THE LINE. IN SHORT SUCCESSION, OR SIMULTANEOUSLY, WE WERE CONTACTED BY BNA TWR. THE TWR GAVE US INSTRUCTIONS TO TURN OFF THE RWY AT EITHER RWY 31 OR AT THE END OF 2L. THE TWR CALLED BACK AS WE CLRED THE RWY AT TXWY B, AND SAID THAT THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM OUR #2 ENG. TWR ALSO ASKED IF WE REQUIRED EMER EQUIP TO BE DISPATCHED. I REPLIED, 'NOT AT THIS TIME,' OR WORDS TO THE EFFECT. WE WERE THEN SWITCHED TO GND CTL. COCKPIT INSTS DID NOT INDICATE ANY UNUSUAL CIRCUMSTANCES. THE AFTER LNDG CHKLIST, INCLUDING SHUTTING DOWN THE #2 ENG, WAS COMPLETED. THE FO ASKED GND IF THEY COULD SEE ANY SMOKE COMING FROM THE ACFT. GND RESPONDED IN THE NEGATIVE. WE TURNED OFF TXWY B, ONTO TXWYS M AND T1. WE ENTERED THE RAMP AREA FROM T1 AND CAME TO A STOP. I ELECTED NOT TO STOP THE ACFT EARLIER BECAUSE THE TERRAIN WAS SUCH THAT AN EVACUATION WOULD POSE SUBSTANTIAL RISK TO THE WELL BEING OF THE PAX AND CREW. UPON STOPPING THE ACFT, WE SET THE PARKING BRAKE AND OPENED THE COCKPIT DOOR. I DID NOT OBSERVE ANY SMOKE IN THE CABIN. I MADE A SHORT PAX ANNOUNCEMENT TO INFORM THE PAX THAT WE WERE STOPPED ON THE RAMP BECAUSE OF A RPT OF SMOKE, THAT WE MIGHT BE EVACUATING AND NOT TO BE UNDULY ALARMED. I ALSO INFORMED THE PAX THAT I WOULD GET BACK TO THEM AS SOON AS I DETERMINED WHAT CONDITIONS WE WERE FACING. WE CONTACTED THE RAMP CTL AND ASKED IF THEY COULD SEE SMOKE. THE RAMP REPLIED AFFIRMATIVELY. GND CTL ALSO CALLED TO SAY WE HAD SMOKE COMING FROM OUR TAIL. I THEN TOLD THE GND TO SEND THE TRUCKS AND THAT WE WERE EVACUATING. THE CUSTOMER SVC COORDINATOR WAS STANDING NEAR THE COCKPIT DOOR. I TOLD HER THAT WE WERE EVACUATING AND THEN MADE A PAX ANNOUNCEMENT INSTRUCTING PAX TO FOLLOW FLT ATTENDANT INSTRUCTIONS IN EVACUATING THE ACFT ON THE RIGHT SIDE. AS THE PAX STOOD UP, WE CONTINUED AND COMPLETED THE EVACUATION CHKLIST. WE THEN LEFT THE COCKPIT TO ASSIST THE EVACUATION PROCESS. THE FO AND I MADE A SWEEP THROUGH THE CABIN TO DETERMINE THAT NO ONE REMAINED ON BOARD PRIOR TO EXITING.

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.