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Widebody transport suffers cabin smoke alert on short final. Safe landing and evacuation ensue. Maintenance finds faulty sensor.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 757473 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200710 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 1300 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : zzz.tower tower : cle.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Widebody Low Wing 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 4000 |
| ASRS Report | 757473 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : cabin smoke alert |
| Resolutory Action | aircraft : evacuated flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
On 4 mi ILS final at ZZZ; received level III 'cabin smoke' alert. Donned oxygen masks; checked air synoptic; saw 1 sensor amber in color. Completed landing confign; landed; turned off runway per tower instructions. Completed appropriate emergency evaluational shutdown checklists. Used emergency deploy of forward left door; and slide actuation. Directed jumpseat passenger to egress via slide; then same with first officer; then myself. All ok; except 1 jumpseat passenger sustained minor abrasions on elbows from slide. Maintenance later found a faulty sensor.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: WDB SUFFERS CABIN SMOKE ALERT ON SHORT FINAL. SAFE LANDING AND EVACUATION ENSUE. MAINT FINDS FAULTY SENSOR.
Narrative: ON 4 MI ILS FINAL AT ZZZ; RECEIVED LEVEL III 'CABIN SMOKE' ALERT. DONNED OXYGEN MASKS; CHKED AIR SYNOPTIC; SAW 1 SENSOR AMBER IN COLOR. COMPLETED LNDG CONFIGN; LANDED; TURNED OFF RWY PER TWR INSTRUCTIONS. COMPLETED APPROPRIATE EMER EVALUATIONAL SHUTDOWN CHKLISTS. USED EMER DEPLOY OF FORWARD L DOOR; AND SLIDE ACTUATION. DIRECTED JUMPSEAT PAX TO EGRESS VIA SLIDE; THEN SAME WITH FO; THEN MYSELF. ALL OK; EXCEPT 1 JUMPSEAT PAX SUSTAINED MINOR ABRASIONS ON ELBOWS FROM SLIDE. MAINT LATER FOUND A FAULTY SENSOR.
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.