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CL65 fumes in cockpit and smoke in cabin area declares emergency, lands ord, evacuate/evacuations aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 447879 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199909 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ord.airport |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | msl single value : 11000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : c90.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet CL65, Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | approach : visual arrival : on vectors enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 185 flight time total : 2850 flight time type : 640 |
| ASRS Report | 447879 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | aircraft : evacuated controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : landed as precaution |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
An unusual odor was noted in the cockpit by flight crew. A few mins later, the flight attendant notified the crew that she noticed smoke in the cabin. The captain then verified visually that there was smoke in the cabin. ATC was notified of the situation and that an immediate landing was necessary. The aircraft was landed and passenger were evacuate/evacuationed from aircraft. They were then bussed to terminal.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CL65 FUMES IN COCKPIT AND SMOKE IN CABIN AREA DECLARES EMER, LANDS ORD, EVACS ACFT.
Narrative: AN UNUSUAL ODOR WAS NOTED IN THE COCKPIT BY FLC. A FEW MINS LATER, THE FLT ATTENDANT NOTIFIED THE CREW THAT SHE NOTICED SMOKE IN THE CABIN. THE CAPT THEN VERIFIED VISUALLY THAT THERE WAS SMOKE IN THE CABIN. ATC WAS NOTIFIED OF THE SIT AND THAT AN IMMEDIATE LNDG WAS NECESSARY. THE ACFT WAS LANDED AND PAX WERE EVACED FROM ACFT. THEY WERE THEN BUSSED TO TERMINAL.
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.