SF340 evacuates on taxi due to smoke and noxious fumes in cabin.

Attributes
ACN	783793
Time
Date	200804
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Saab-Scania Undifferentiated or Other Model
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	783793
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other anomaly
Independent Detector	other other : 2
Resolutory Action	aircraft : evacuated
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

During taxi; the flight attendant chimed us about 4 times in rapid succession. We answered and were told that there was smoke and strong fumes in the back of the airplane. I asked her if she could tell me more specifically where the smoke was coming from and she hung up and went to look. She again called about 4 times rapidly and informed us that she could not tell where the smoke was coming from; but it was getting worse. I asked first officer to get hold of tower to taxi out of sequence so we could figure out our next course of action; but the frequency was busy and he couldn't get in right away. Meanwhile; the flight attendant called back again with 4 rapid chimes and said in a panicked voice that it was really bad and that she had already moved all passenger toward the front of the aircraft. At this time I told first officer to get hold of tower and tell them that we needed to get off the active taxiway and that we were going to deplane because of smoke in the cabin and to send the fire trucks. I turned off at the next exit and shut down. Once shut down; I opened the cockpit door and immediately noticed smoke and very noxious fumes that immediately burned my eyes and throat. I told first officer to help the flight attendant with the deplaning; and he did. Once everyone was off the plane; I walked through the plane to make sure everyone was off and then I also deplaned.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SF340 EVACUATES ON TAXI DUE TO SMOKE AND NOXIOUS FUMES IN CABIN.

Narrative: DURING TAXI; THE FLT ATTENDANT CHIMED US ABOUT 4 TIMES IN RAPID SUCCESSION. WE ANSWERED AND WERE TOLD THAT THERE WAS SMOKE AND STRONG FUMES IN THE BACK OF THE AIRPLANE. I ASKED HER IF SHE COULD TELL ME MORE SPECIFICALLY WHERE THE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM AND SHE HUNG UP AND WENT TO LOOK. SHE AGAIN CALLED ABOUT 4 TIMES RAPIDLY AND INFORMED US THAT SHE COULD NOT TELL WHERE THE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM; BUT IT WAS GETTING WORSE. I ASKED FO TO GET HOLD OF TWR TO TAXI OUT OF SEQUENCE SO WE COULD FIGURE OUT OUR NEXT COURSE OF ACTION; BUT THE FREQ WAS BUSY AND HE COULDN'T GET IN RIGHT AWAY. MEANWHILE; THE FLT ATTENDANT CALLED BACK AGAIN WITH 4 RAPID CHIMES AND SAID IN A PANICKED VOICE THAT IT WAS REALLY BAD AND THAT SHE HAD ALREADY MOVED ALL PAX TOWARD THE FRONT OF THE ACFT. AT THIS TIME I TOLD FO TO GET HOLD OF TWR AND TELL THEM THAT WE NEEDED TO GET OFF THE ACTIVE TXWY AND THAT WE WERE GOING TO DEPLANE BECAUSE OF SMOKE IN THE CABIN AND TO SEND THE FIRE TRUCKS. I TURNED OFF AT THE NEXT EXIT AND SHUT DOWN. ONCE SHUT DOWN; I OPENED THE COCKPIT DOOR AND IMMEDIATELY NOTICED SMOKE AND VERY NOXIOUS FUMES THAT IMMEDIATELY BURNED MY EYES AND THROAT. I TOLD FO TO HELP THE FLT ATTENDANT WITH THE DEPLANING; AND HE DID. ONCE EVERYONE WAS OFF THE PLANE; I WALKED THROUGH THE PLANE TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE WAS OFF AND THEN I ALSO DEPLANED.

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.