Unidentified aircraft type experiences cabin smoke on taxi for takeoff; declare emergency and evacua...

Attributes
ACN	743673
Time
Date	200706
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	743673
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly
Independent Detector	other other : 2
Resolutory Action	aircraft : evacuated flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Cabin Crew Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

The flight attendant called me and said she smelled something burning. I told the captain and he said we will turn around and go back to the gate. We both then also smelled something burning. I called the flight attendant back and she said there was smoke in the cabin. We decided to stop right there and evacuate/evacuation. I called ground control and declared an emergency; requested crash fire rescue equipment and told him we had smoke in the cabin and that we were going to evacuate/evacuation the aircraft. We completed our memory items and I got up to go assist the flight attendant. She opened the door and I dropped the stairs. I went outside; stood in front of the propeller and directed the passenger to a safe area away from the airplane. Crash fire rescue equipment arrived and assisted us. The smoke stopped and there was no fire. The plane was towed to the apron for further review.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNIDENTIFIED ACFT TYPE EXPERIENCES CABIN SMOKE ON TAXI FOR TKOF; DECLARE EMERGENCY AND EVACUATE PAX AND CREW ON THE TAXIWAY.

Narrative: THE FLT ATTENDANT CALLED ME AND SAID SHE SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. I TOLD THE CAPT AND HE SAID WE WILL TURN AROUND AND GO BACK TO THE GATE. WE BOTH THEN ALSO SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. I CALLED THE FLT ATTENDANT BACK AND SHE SAID THERE WAS SMOKE IN THE CABIN. WE DECIDED TO STOP RIGHT THERE AND EVAC. I CALLED GND CTL AND DECLARED AN EMER; REQUESTED CFR AND TOLD HIM WE HAD SMOKE IN THE CABIN AND THAT WE WERE GOING TO EVAC THE ACFT. WE COMPLETED OUR MEMORY ITEMS AND I GOT UP TO GO ASSIST THE FLT ATTENDANT. SHE OPENED THE DOOR AND I DROPPED THE STAIRS. I WENT OUTSIDE; STOOD IN FRONT OF THE PROP AND DIRECTED THE PAX TO A SAFE AREA AWAY FROM THE AIRPLANE. CFR ARRIVED AND ASSISTED US. THE SMOKE STOPPED AND THERE WAS NO FIRE. THE PLANE WAS TOWED TO THE APRON FOR FURTHER REVIEW.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.

Unidentified aircraft type experiences cabin smoke on taxi for takeoff; declare emergency and evacuate passenger and crew on the taxiway.