<< >> NASA ASRS Report 496060, December 2000

Smoke and fumes in the cockpit and cabin during a maintenance delay for a hydraulic problem led to an evacuate/evacuation at the gate in detroit, mi.

Attributes
ACN	496060
Time
Date	200012
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dtw.airport
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : phx.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 210
ASRS Report	496060
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	aircraft : evacuated
Consequence	other
Factors
Maintenance	performance deficiency : unqualified personnel performance deficiency : repair
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

The flight was delayed for 30 mins due to hydraulic leak in left wheel well. Smoke appeared from the glare shield. The so turned off the packs. I opened my window. Within seconds, the cockpit filled with smoke. It was very difficult to see. The captain indicated to the cockpit crew to leave the aircraft. I assisted in getting passenger off aircraft from door 1L. The so shut down APU. All passenger were evacuate/evacuationed. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter said that during the course of the repair, hydraulic fluid found its way into the APU inlet. The result was the massive amount of very uncomfortable smoke.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMOKE AND FUMES IN THE COCKPIT AND CABIN DURING A MAINT DELAY FOR A HYD PROB LED TO AN EVAC AT THE GATE IN DETROIT, MI.

Narrative: THE FLT WAS DELAYED FOR 30 MINS DUE TO HYD LEAK IN L WHEEL WELL. SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE GLARE SHIELD. THE SO TURNED OFF THE PACKS. I OPENED MY WINDOW. WITHIN SECONDS, THE COCKPIT FILLED WITH SMOKE. IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE. THE CAPT INDICATED TO THE COCKPIT CREW TO LEAVE THE ACFT. I ASSISTED IN GETTING PAX OFF ACFT FROM DOOR 1L. THE SO SHUT DOWN APU. ALL PAX WERE EVACED. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR SAID THAT DURING THE COURSE OF THE REPAIR, HYD FLUID FOUND ITS WAY INTO THE APU INLET. THE RESULT WAS THE MASSIVE AMOUNT OF VERY UNCOMFORTABLE SMOKE.

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.