D328 crew had smoke in the cabin after leaving the gate at pit.

Attributes
ACN	515768
Time
Date	200106
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pit.airport
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Do 328 TP (Turboprop)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 4375 flight time type : 1625
ASRS Report	515768
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly
Independent Detector	other other : 3
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : provided flight assist other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

The problem arose as we taxied from the gate. Our flight attendant alerted us to the cabin filling with smoke. We took immediate action and taxied back to the gate. We believe it was due to a bad pack air conditioning system. After the flight attendant alerted us to the smoke, we assessed the situation. We parked the aircraft and turned the environmental control system (air conditioning) off. I asked her to go look for any indication of a fire. She called us 1 min later and told us there was no fire, but the smoke was getting worse. At that time we called ground and told them we were taxiing back to the gate due to smoke in the cabin. We arrived to the gate in less than 2 mins. We deplaned the passenger through the main cabin door. The fire trucks had arrived by this time and inspected the aircraft for any signs of fire. I elected not to do an emergency evacuate/evacuation earlier because there was no sign of fire. Rather than risk injury to the passenger, we taxied back to the gate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: D328 CREW HAD SMOKE IN THE CABIN AFTER LEAVING THE GATE AT PIT.

Narrative: THE PROB AROSE AS WE TAXIED FROM THE GATE. OUR FLT ATTENDANT ALERTED US TO THE CABIN FILLING WITH SMOKE. WE TOOK IMMEDIATE ACTION AND TAXIED BACK TO THE GATE. WE BELIEVE IT WAS DUE TO A BAD PACK AIR CONDITIONING SYS. AFTER THE FLT ATTENDANT ALERTED US TO THE SMOKE, WE ASSESSED THE SIT. WE PARKED THE ACFT AND TURNED THE ENVIRONMENTAL CTL SYS (AIR CONDITIONING) OFF. I ASKED HER TO GO LOOK FOR ANY INDICATION OF A FIRE. SHE CALLED US 1 MIN LATER AND TOLD US THERE WAS NO FIRE, BUT THE SMOKE WAS GETTING WORSE. AT THAT TIME WE CALLED GND AND TOLD THEM WE WERE TAXIING BACK TO THE GATE DUE TO SMOKE IN THE CABIN. WE ARRIVED TO THE GATE IN LESS THAN 2 MINS. WE DEPLANED THE PAX THROUGH THE MAIN CABIN DOOR. THE FIRE TRUCKS HAD ARRIVED BY THIS TIME AND INSPECTED THE ACFT FOR ANY SIGNS OF FIRE. I ELECTED NOT TO DO AN EMER EVAC EARLIER BECAUSE THERE WAS NO SIGN OF FIRE. RATHER THAN RISK INJURY TO THE PAX, WE TAXIED BACK TO THE GATE.

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.