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Flight crew of a B727 were notified, after parking at the arrival gate, that there was smoke coming from one of the cargo compartments. An emergency evacuate/evacuation was ordered and the fire department was called in to remove and put out the fire of a container of swimming pool chemicals. There were no known injuries.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 336193 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199605 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mbj |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : second officer |
| Qualification | other other : other pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial |
| ASRS Report | 336193 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
After engine shutdown at mbj, ground mechanic reported smoke coming from forward cargo compartment. I immediately investigated and observed dark brown smoke billowing when cargo door was opened. I informed captain and we initiated emergency ground evacuate/evacuation. After evacuate/evacuation, I directed removal of an igloo type container which had been foamed. After much insistence, I got the fire crew to move the smoldering container 200 ft from the aircraft where it burst into flames alongside of the taxiway. The fire was extinguished by the fire crew. No apparent damage was noted to the aircraft, thanks to the igloo container which was burned to a black color. I noticed pool-shock dry concentrate containers (6) and a plastic bottle which appeared to contain acid (muratic?). No injuries were reported and no aircraft damage noted.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF A B727 WERE NOTIFIED, AFTER PARKING AT THE ARR GATE, THAT THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM ONE OF THE CARGO COMPARTMENTS. AN EMER EVAC WAS ORDERED AND THE FIRE DEPT WAS CALLED IN TO REMOVE AND PUT OUT THE FIRE OF A CONTAINER OF SWIMMING POOL CHEMICALS. THERE WERE NO KNOWN INJURIES.
Narrative: AFTER ENG SHUTDOWN AT MBJ, GND MECH RPTED SMOKE COMING FROM FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT. I IMMEDIATELY INVESTIGATED AND OBSERVED DARK BROWN SMOKE BILLOWING WHEN CARGO DOOR WAS OPENED. I INFORMED CAPT AND WE INITIATED EMER GND EVAC. AFTER EVAC, I DIRECTED REMOVAL OF AN IGLOO TYPE CONTAINER WHICH HAD BEEN FOAMED. AFTER MUCH INSISTENCE, I GOT THE FIRE CREW TO MOVE THE SMOLDERING CONTAINER 200 FT FROM THE ACFT WHERE IT BURST INTO FLAMES ALONGSIDE OF THE TXWY. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE FIRE CREW. NO APPARENT DAMAGE WAS NOTED TO THE ACFT, THANKS TO THE IGLOO CONTAINER WHICH WAS BURNED TO A BLACK COLOR. I NOTICED POOL-SHOCK DRY CONCENTRATE CONTAINERS (6) AND A PLASTIC BOTTLE WHICH APPEARED TO CONTAIN ACID (MURATIC?). NO INJURIES WERE RPTED AND NO ACFT DAMAGE NOTED.
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.