<< >> NASA ASRS Report 756750, September 2006

A saab 340B return to the gate after precooler smoke was observed during taxiing for takeoff. The engine was shut down during the taxi back.

Attributes
ACN	756750
Time
Date	200609
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	SF 340B
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : preflight ground : taxi
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	756750
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

While taxiing for departure; flight attendant called to inform us that several passenger had informed her that smoke was coming from the pre-cooler exhaust on l-hand engine. I requested she take a look and call us back. She called back and said there was visible smoke. Shut down engine and returned to gate.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A SAAB 340B RETURN TO THE GATE AFTER PRECOOLER SMOKE WAS OBSERVED DURING TAXIING FOR TKOF. THE ENG WAS SHUT DOWN DURING THE TAXI BACK.

Narrative: WHILE TAXIING FOR DEP; FLT ATTENDANT CALLED TO INFORM US THAT SEVERAL PAX HAD INFORMED HER THAT SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE PRE-COOLER EXHAUST ON L-HAND ENG. I REQUESTED SHE TAKE A LOOK AND CALL US BACK. SHE CALLED BACK AND SAID THERE WAS VISIBLE SMOKE. SHUT DOWN ENG AND RETURNED TO GATE.

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.