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Air carrier flight crew evacuate/evacuations freighter aircraft after cockpit fills with smoke while taxiing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 435845 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199904 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : riv.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-8 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 71 flight time total : 4885 flight time type : 2205 |
| ASRS Report | 435845 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 135 flight time total : 6800 flight time type : 700 |
| ASRS Report | 435852 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 3 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
While taxiing towards the ramp, the #3 generator unparalleled light came on. Shortly after, we lost all electrical power, followed by dense smoke filling the cockpit. The emergency evacuate/evacuation checklist was accomplished and the main cabin door and slide were used to exit the aircraft. No injuries or property damaged.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR FLC EVACS FREIGHTER ACFT AFTER COCKPIT FILLS WITH SMOKE WHILE TAXIING.
Narrative: WHILE TAXIING TOWARDS THE RAMP, THE #3 GENERATOR UNPARALLELED LIGHT CAME ON. SHORTLY AFTER, WE LOST ALL ELECTRICAL PWR, FOLLOWED BY DENSE SMOKE FILLING THE COCKPIT. THE EMER EVAC CHKLIST WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND THE MAIN CABIN DOOR AND SLIDE WERE USED TO EXIT THE ACFT. NO INJURIES OR PROPERTY DAMAGED.
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.