Saab 340 smoke in cabin. Evacuate/evacuationed.

Attributes
ACN	444017
Time
Date	199907
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sat.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl single value : 20000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zhu.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	SF 340A
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 5500 flight time type : 900
ASRS Report	444017
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical cabin event other other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

The flight attendant reported smoke in the cabin and I opened the door and confirmed it. Captain declared an emergency and landed in sat. We evacuate/evacuationed on air carrier ramp. The smoke had dissipated before landing. Evacuate/evacuation was done as a normal deplaning procedure. No passenger were injured or suffered smoke inhalation. There was no cockpit warning or fire indication. The problem was seat 6A overhead cabin light socket. This was flight XXX dfw to lrd, 20 passenger, 3 crew. The aircraft was a saab 340B.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SAAB 340 SMOKE IN CABIN. EVACED.

Narrative: THE FLT ATTENDANT RPTED SMOKE IN THE CABIN AND I OPENED THE DOOR AND CONFIRMED IT. CAPT DECLARED AN EMER AND LANDED IN SAT. WE EVACED ON ACR RAMP. THE SMOKE HAD DISSIPATED BEFORE LNDG. EVAC WAS DONE AS A NORMAL DEPLANING PROC. NO PAX WERE INJURED OR SUFFERED SMOKE INHALATION. THERE WAS NO COCKPIT WARNING OR FIRE INDICATION. THE PROB WAS SEAT 6A OVERHEAD CABIN LIGHT SOCKET. THIS WAS FLT XXX DFW TO LRD, 20 PAX, 3 CREW. THE ACFT WAS A SAAB 340B.

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.