<< >> NASA ASRS Report 483622, August 2000

An MD88 is evacuate/evacuationed when the crew is unable to identify or correct the source of increasing smoke and acrid fumes coming from the air conditioning system while on the taxiway at pit.

Attributes
ACN	483622
Time
Date	200008
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pit.airport
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-88
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : holding ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 3500
ASRS Report	483622
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly
Independent Detector	other other : cab 3
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	other other other Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

We were in line for takeoff on runway 28C at pit. Flight attendant leader informed us of smoke in the cabin. We turned off the air conditioning system, coordinated with ground control and pulled out of the taxi line. Crash fire rescue equipment was called and due to the increasing smoke, acrid smelling from an unidented source, we decided to emergency evacuate/evacuation the aircraft. The evacuate/evacuation was panic free, efficient and professional. Everyone got out safety and we turned the MD88 over to the fire department. The crew worked well together for a textbook evacuate/evacuation.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD88 IS EVACED WHEN THE CREW IS UNABLE TO IDENT OR CORRECT THE SOURCE OF INCREASING SMOKE AND ACRID FUMES COMING FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING SYS WHILE ON THE TXWY AT PIT.

Narrative: WE WERE IN LINE FOR TKOF ON RWY 28C AT PIT. FLT ATTENDANT LEADER INFORMED US OF SMOKE IN THE CABIN. WE TURNED OFF THE AIR CONDITIONING SYS, COORDINATED WITH GND CTL AND PULLED OUT OF THE TAXI LINE. CFR WAS CALLED AND DUE TO THE INCREASING SMOKE, ACRID SMELLING FROM AN UNIDENTED SOURCE, WE DECIDED TO EMER EVAC THE ACFT. THE EVAC WAS PANIC FREE, EFFICIENT AND PROFESSIONAL. EVERYONE GOT OUT SAFETY AND WE TURNED THE MD88 OVER TO THE FIRE DEPT. THE CREW WORKED WELL TOGETHER FOR A TEXTBOOK EVAC.

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.