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Medium large transport aircraft had smoke in cabin immediately after turning on air conditioning pack. Flight crew ran abnormal checklist and returned to the gate as smoke cleared from aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 370457 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199706 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bos |
| State Reference | MA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| 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 : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 1100 |
| ASRS Report | 370457 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
At completion of starting #1 engine, left pack was turned on. Flight attendants called to report smoke in the cabin. Abnormal checklist was completed. Smoke cleared and aircraft was taxied back to the gate and deplaned.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MLG ACFT HAD SMOKE IN CABIN IMMEDIATELY AFTER TURNING ON AIR CONDITIONING PACK. FLC RAN ABNORMAL CHKLIST AND RETURNED TO THE GATE AS SMOKE CLRED FROM ACFT.
Narrative: AT COMPLETION OF STARTING #1 ENG, L PACK WAS TURNED ON. FLT ATTENDANTS CALLED TO RPT SMOKE IN THE CABIN. ABNORMAL CHKLIST WAS COMPLETED. SMOKE CLRED AND ACFT WAS TAXIED BACK TO THE GATE AND DEPLANED.
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.