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A320 flight crew reports air conditioning smoke shortly after landing which dissipates before action can be taken.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 776842 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200803 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 776842 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
After completing flaps up after landing flow; aircraft was taxied northeast on taxiway; captain smelled something hot and first officer flipped on chart light and noticed traces of smoke. The first flight attendant called and stated there was smoke in the cabin. First officer communicated with the first flight attendant while the situation was being assessed. The first flight attendant stated the smoke was coming from 'all the gaspers' and not a single point. The captain called for the emergency equipment and parked aircraft abeam the fire station. Once the aircraft was stopped and prior to fire command arriving on scene; the smoke rapidly dissipated. The first officer opened the cockpit door for further assessment. The cabin was clear of smoke. Fire command offered 2 options: 1) board aircraft through L1 and assess. 2) expedite taxi to gate; board through jetway and assess. Captain choose option 2. Fire command boarded aircraft and gave the all clear. Normal procedures followed for passenger deplaning.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A320 FLT CREW REPORTS AIR CONDITIONING SMOKE SHORTLY AFTER LANDING WHICH DISSIPATES BEFORE ACTION CAN BE TAKEN.
Narrative: AFTER COMPLETING FLAPS UP AFTER LNDG FLOW; ACFT WAS TAXIED NE ON TXWY; CAPT SMELLED SOMETHING HOT AND FO FLIPPED ON CHART LIGHT AND NOTICED TRACES OF SMOKE. THE FIRST FLT ATTENDANT CALLED AND STATED THERE WAS SMOKE IN THE CABIN. FO COMMUNICATED WITH THE FIRST FLT ATTENDANT WHILE THE SITUATION WAS BEING ASSESSED. THE FIRST FLT ATTENDANT STATED THE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM 'ALL THE GASPERS' AND NOT A SINGLE POINT. THE CAPT CALLED FOR THE EMER EQUIP AND PARKED ACFT ABEAM THE FIRE STATION. ONCE THE ACFT WAS STOPPED AND PRIOR TO FIRE COMMAND ARRIVING ON SCENE; THE SMOKE RAPIDLY DISSIPATED. THE FO OPENED THE COCKPIT DOOR FOR FURTHER ASSESSMENT. THE CABIN WAS CLR OF SMOKE. FIRE COMMAND OFFERED 2 OPTIONS: 1) BOARD ACFT THROUGH L1 AND ASSESS. 2) EXPEDITE TAXI TO GATE; BOARD THROUGH JETWAY AND ASSESS. CAPT CHOOSE OPTION 2. FIRE COMMAND BOARDED ACFT AND GAVE THE ALL CLR. NORMAL PROCS FOLLOWED FOR PAX DEPLANING.
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.