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B767 flight attendant reports strong electrical smell before cabin fills with smoke at gate with no passenger. Flight attendants evacuate and crash fire rescue equipment is called.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 775041 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200802 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| 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 | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 31 flight attendant time total : 31 flight attendant time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 775041 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | aircraft : evacuated |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
1) strong electrical smell. 2) within a min smoke from floor to 3 ft. 3) within seconds; complete cabin in white smoke. 4) I yelled to flight attendant on jetbridge to call fire department. 5) made PA to get other flight attendants off plane. 6) girl at 4L jumped into the catering truck with the 2 catering men. We heard later it was a faulty APU.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B767 FLT ATTENDANT REPORTS STRONG ELECTRICAL SMELL BEFORE CABIN FILLS WITH SMOKE AT GATE WITH NO PAX. FLT ATTENDANTS EVACUATE AND CFR IS CALLED.
Narrative: 1) STRONG ELECTRICAL SMELL. 2) WITHIN A MIN SMOKE FROM FLOOR TO 3 FT. 3) WITHIN SECONDS; COMPLETE CABIN IN WHITE SMOKE. 4) I YELLED TO FLT ATTENDANT ON JETBRIDGE TO CALL FIRE DEPT. 5) MADE PA TO GET OTHER FLT ATTENDANTS OFF PLANE. 6) GIRL AT 4L JUMPED INTO THE CATERING TRUCK WITH THE 2 CATERING MEN. WE HEARD LATER IT WAS A FAULTY APU.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.