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An EMB145 with passenger boarding, the APU was started and right pack was selected. Cabin filled with smoke and oil smell.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 630751 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200409 |
| Day | Sat |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 145 ER&LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 630751 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : apu high oil temperature eicas other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | aircraft : evacuated other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Environmental Factor Chart Or Publication Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
When at the gate in ZZZ, during the boarding processes, we selected the APU bleed on and pack #2. We noticed an immediate spike of the APU egt in the amber range and the cabin started filling with smoke. We turned off the pack and closed the APU bleed and shutdown the APU. Then we received an APU oil high temperature EICAS message. We ran the checklists for air conditioning smoke, smoke removal and APU oil high temperature. I informed the passenger what had happened and told them to exit the aircraft and return to the gate until we had the problem checked out. I would categorize the smoke as a light haze with the smell of oil. Maintenance inspected the APU compartment and ran some tests. They deactivated and MEL'ed the APU and we ventilated the cabin. Once this was complete, we re-boarded the passenger and informed them what had happened and the action we took.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN EMB145 WITH PAX BOARDING, THE APU WAS STARTED AND R PACK WAS SELECTED. CABIN FILLED WITH SMOKE AND OIL SMELL.
Narrative: WHEN AT THE GATE IN ZZZ, DURING THE BOARDING PROCESSES, WE SELECTED THE APU BLEED ON AND PACK #2. WE NOTICED AN IMMEDIATE SPIKE OF THE APU EGT IN THE AMBER RANGE AND THE CABIN STARTED FILLING WITH SMOKE. WE TURNED OFF THE PACK AND CLOSED THE APU BLEED AND SHUTDOWN THE APU. THEN WE RECEIVED AN APU OIL HIGH TEMP EICAS MESSAGE. WE RAN THE CHKLISTS FOR AIR CONDITIONING SMOKE, SMOKE REMOVAL AND APU OIL HIGH TEMP. I INFORMED THE PAX WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND TOLD THEM TO EXIT THE ACFT AND RETURN TO THE GATE UNTIL WE HAD THE PROB CHKED OUT. I WOULD CATEGORIZE THE SMOKE AS A LIGHT HAZE WITH THE SMELL OF OIL. MAINT INSPECTED THE APU COMPARTMENT AND RAN SOME TESTS. THEY DEACTIVATED AND MEL'ED THE APU AND WE VENTILATED THE CABIN. ONCE THIS WAS COMPLETE, WE RE-BOARDED THE PAX AND INFORMED THEM WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND THE ACTION WE TOOK.
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.