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An FK100 returns to the gate when the cabin attendants notice smoke or haze in the cabin associated with a burning oil based scent at iah, tx.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 512288 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200105 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : iah.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Fokker 100 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 6 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 10.5 flight attendant time total : 10.5 flight attendant time type : 20 |
| ASRS Report | 512288 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other other : cab 1 |
| Resolutory Action | aircraft : equipment problem dissipated flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | other other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
While taxiing, a smoky haze filled the cabin. We stopped safety demonstration to notify captain. We were not sure if the haze was due to air conditioning humidity or smoke. There was only a slight odor of something burning -- electrical, oil -- we weren't sure. We returned to the gate. Firemen met the plane. The haze was dissipating. The passenger deplaned. The cargo hold was examined. Later, I overheard one of the firemen state that an air conditioning pack had burned, along with motors. I don't know if that was verified. The plane went OTS. Passenger remained calm throughout.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN FK100 RETURNS TO THE GATE WHEN THE CABIN ATTENDANTS NOTICE SMOKE OR HAZE IN THE CABIN ASSOCIATED WITH A BURNING OIL BASED SCENT AT IAH, TX.
Narrative: WHILE TAXIING, A SMOKY HAZE FILLED THE CABIN. WE STOPPED SAFETY DEMO TO NOTIFY CAPT. WE WERE NOT SURE IF THE HAZE WAS DUE TO AIR CONDITIONING HUMIDITY OR SMOKE. THERE WAS ONLY A SLIGHT ODOR OF SOMETHING BURNING -- ELECTRICAL, OIL -- WE WEREN'T SURE. WE RETURNED TO THE GATE. FIREMEN MET THE PLANE. THE HAZE WAS DISSIPATING. THE PAX DEPLANED. THE CARGO HOLD WAS EXAMINED. LATER, I OVERHEARD ONE OF THE FIREMEN STATE THAT AN AIR CONDITIONING PACK HAD BURNED, ALONG WITH MOTORS. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WAS VERIFIED. THE PLANE WENT OTS. PAX REMAINED CALM THROUGHOUT.
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.