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F100 crew was informed by a ground worker that they had an APU fire. The crew commanded a cabin evacuate/evacuation by doorway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 590866 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200308 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Weather Elements | Rain |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Fokker 100 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 4 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 12 flight attendant time total : 12 flight attendant time type : 75 |
| ASRS Report | 590866 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter : weather other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other other : 5 |
| Resolutory Action | aircraft : evacuated |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Ground worker entered cabin entry door and announced 'APU fire.' he informed pilots in cockpit, and they (pilots) informed flight attendants to 'evacuate cabin quickly.' flight crew flight attendant made announcement -- 'everyone must quickly get off the plane.' only 1 commuting pilot in first class, and the remainder of passenger, approximately 70, in main cabin. I immediately started evacuation using entry door only. (Nothing visible in cabin/raining outside). All passenger were evacuated within 1-2 mins with no incidents or injuries. Once in terminal, I visibly saw smoke coming from tailcone area of plane. After fire crew inspected aircraft -- crew and ground personnel were given ok to remove luggage, etc. Plane taken out of service. Flight abcd departed ZZZ to ZZZ1 with 72 passenger aboard.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: F100 CREW WAS INFORMED BY A GND WORKER THAT THEY HAD AN APU FIRE. THE CREW COMMANDED A CABIN EVAC BY DOORWAY.
Narrative: GND WORKER ENTERED CABIN ENTRY DOOR AND ANNOUNCED 'APU FIRE.' HE INFORMED PLTS IN COCKPIT, AND THEY (PLTS) INFORMED FLT ATTENDANTS TO 'EVACUATE CABIN QUICKLY.' FLT CREW FLT ATTENDANT MADE ANNOUNCEMENT -- 'EVERYONE MUST QUICKLY GET OFF THE PLANE.' ONLY 1 COMMUTING PLT IN FIRST CLASS, AND THE REMAINDER OF PAX, APPROX 70, IN MAIN CABIN. I IMMEDIATELY STARTED EVACUATION USING ENTRY DOOR ONLY. (NOTHING VISIBLE IN CABIN/RAINING OUTSIDE). ALL PAX WERE EVACUATED WITHIN 1-2 MINS WITH NO INCIDENTS OR INJURIES. ONCE IN TERMINAL, I VISIBLY SAW SMOKE COMING FROM TAILCONE AREA OF PLANE. AFTER FIRE CREW INSPECTED ACFT -- CREW AND GND PERSONNEL WERE GIVEN OK TO REMOVE LUGGAGE, ETC. PLANE TAKEN OUT OF SVC. FLT ABCD DEPARTED ZZZ TO ZZZ1 WITH 72 PAX ABOARD.
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.