<< >> NASA ASRS Report 384440, November 1997

Cabin attendant on a B737 informed flight crew that there was smoke in the cabin after parking at the gate and before passenger had deplaned. Captain ordered immediate deplaning via the front entrance door and call for the fire department to the aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	384440
Time
Date	199711
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : las
State Reference	NV
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sfo
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 14000
ASRS Report	384440
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Shortly after arrival at the gate in las vegas while deplaning passenger through the normal entrance door via the jetway, cabin smoke appeared. The aft flight attendant notified the flight deck of smoke and requested orders on how to evacuate/evacuation passenger. The captain responded to use the forward entry. I viewed the APU exhaust to determine that there was no fire, but suspect an oil leak as to the cause of smoke. Fire trucks and maintenance was immediately dispatched. Passenger were deplaned through the forward entry without incident or injury. The APU was examined and determined cause was an oil seal. No other action was required.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CABIN ATTENDANT ON A B737 INFORMED FLC THAT THERE WAS SMOKE IN THE CABIN AFTER PARKING AT THE GATE AND BEFORE PAX HAD DEPLANED. CAPT ORDERED IMMEDIATE DEPLANING VIA THE FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR AND CALL FOR THE FIRE DEPT TO THE ACFT.

Narrative: SHORTLY AFTER ARR AT THE GATE IN LAS VEGAS WHILE DEPLANING PAX THROUGH THE NORMAL ENTRANCE DOOR VIA THE JETWAY, CABIN SMOKE APPEARED. THE AFT FLT ATTENDANT NOTIFIED THE FLT DECK OF SMOKE AND REQUESTED ORDERS ON HOW TO EVAC PAX. THE CAPT RESPONDED TO USE THE FORWARD ENTRY. I VIEWED THE APU EXHAUST TO DETERMINE THAT THERE WAS NO FIRE, BUT SUSPECT AN OIL LEAK AS TO THE CAUSE OF SMOKE. FIRE TRUCKS AND MAINT WAS IMMEDIATELY DISPATCHED. PAX WERE DEPLANED THROUGH THE FORWARD ENTRY WITHOUT INCIDENT OR INJURY. THE APU WAS EXAMINED AND DETERMINED CAUSE WAS AN OIL SEAL. NO OTHER ACTION WAS REQUIRED.

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.