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Air carrier mdt flight crew declared an emergency during taxi in after cabin attendant reported smoke in the cabin. Evacuate/evacuation accomplished without injury.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 508724 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200104 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : iad.airport |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : zzz.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 1900 flight time type : 50 |
| ASRS Report | 508724 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : cabin smoke other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Upon landing on runway 19R at dulles and after clearing the runway, the flight attendant notified myself and the captain of smoke in the passenger cabin. Uncertain of the source of smoke, it was our decision as a crew to bring the aircraft to a stop and initiate an evacuate/evacuation. We notified ground control of iad that we'd be evacing and they immediately notified the airport fire department. We initiated an orderly deplaning and it was very successful and without injury. The fire department cleared the aircraft and 'handed' it back over to our company. It is possible that the APU may have been the source of the smoke, but has still not yet been determined.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR MDT FLC DECLARED AN EMER DURING TAXI IN AFTER CABIN ATTENDANT RPTED SMOKE IN THE CABIN. EVAC ACCOMPLISHED WITHOUT INJURY.
Narrative: UPON LNDG ON RWY 19R AT DULLES AND AFTER CLRING THE RWY, THE FLT ATTENDANT NOTIFIED MYSELF AND THE CAPT OF SMOKE IN THE PAX CABIN. UNCERTAIN OF THE SOURCE OF SMOKE, IT WAS OUR DECISION AS A CREW TO BRING THE ACFT TO A STOP AND INITIATE AN EVAC. WE NOTIFIED GND CTL OF IAD THAT WE'D BE EVACING AND THEY IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED THE ARPT FIRE DEPT. WE INITIATED AN ORDERLY DEPLANING AND IT WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL AND WITHOUT INJURY. THE FIRE DEPT CLRED THE ACFT AND 'HANDED' IT BACK OVER TO OUR COMPANY. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE APU MAY HAVE BEEN THE SOURCE OF THE SMOKE, BUT HAS STILL NOT YET BEEN DETERMINED.
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.