Narrative:

Before landing; the pilot informed us that there would be a mechanical issue due to a navigation system that had been written up 4 times; and should not have been allowed to fly over water. After landing; the agent; passenger in the terminal; and caterers/cabin service personnel all told us that we had black and white smoke trailing behind our right engine on our descent and landing. The inbound pilots had already left for their layover. 6 of the 7 flight crew remained on board the aircraft; waiting for the outbound pilots and what they would have to say about the airworthiness of our aircraft. About 25 mins after all the passenger deplaned; I started to smell smoke. I asked flight attendant #4 if he smelled it too; and he concurred. We stepped onto the jetbridge to talk to a maintenance man; and when we walked back on; the first 1/2 of the cabin was filled with smoke. A PA was made to evacuate/evacuation the aircraft. We evacuate/evacuationed using the open boarding door at 1L; except flight attendant #2 who evacuate/evacuationed out of 4R with the catering truck that was there. Shortly thereafter (within seconds); our aircraft completely filled with a dense; gray smoke. The fire department then approached the aircraft in fire retardant 'moon suits' to investigate. The aircraft was completely full of fuel. About 15 mins after the evacuate/evacuation; the agent at the gate initiated a gate evacuate/evacuation. The terminal area we were at was blocked off. Eventually; the flight canceled; and people were allowed back in the gate area. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter could only add that the smoke came on very rapidly and smelled electrical in nature. The cockpit flight crew had departed the aircraft earlier and were unaware of the problem and unlikely to file a report.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B767 FA REPORTS SMOKE IN CABIN AFTER PASSENGERS HAVE DEPLANED. FA'S EXIT AND CFR IS CALLED.

Narrative: BEFORE LNDG; THE PLT INFORMED US THAT THERE WOULD BE A MECHANICAL ISSUE DUE TO A NAV SYS THAT HAD BEEN WRITTEN UP 4 TIMES; AND SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO FLY OVER WATER. AFTER LNDG; THE AGENT; PAX IN THE TERMINAL; AND CATERERS/CABIN SVC PERSONNEL ALL TOLD US THAT WE HAD BLACK AND WHITE SMOKE TRAILING BEHIND OUR R ENG ON OUR DSCNT AND LNDG. THE INBOUND PLTS HAD ALREADY LEFT FOR THEIR LAYOVER. 6 OF THE 7 FLT CREW REMAINED ON BOARD THE ACFT; WAITING FOR THE OUTBOUND PLTS AND WHAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THE AIRWORTHINESS OF OUR ACFT. ABOUT 25 MINS AFTER ALL THE PAX DEPLANED; I STARTED TO SMELL SMOKE. I ASKED FLT ATTENDANT #4 IF HE SMELLED IT TOO; AND HE CONCURRED. WE STEPPED ONTO THE JETBRIDGE TO TALK TO A MAINT MAN; AND WHEN WE WALKED BACK ON; THE FIRST 1/2 OF THE CABIN WAS FILLED WITH SMOKE. A PA WAS MADE TO EVAC THE ACFT. WE EVACED USING THE OPEN BOARDING DOOR AT 1L; EXCEPT FLT ATTENDANT #2 WHO EVACED OUT OF 4R WITH THE CATERING TRUCK THAT WAS THERE. SHORTLY THEREAFTER (WITHIN SECONDS); OUR ACFT COMPLETELY FILLED WITH A DENSE; GRAY SMOKE. THE FIRE DEPT THEN APCHED THE ACFT IN FIRE RETARDANT 'MOON SUITS' TO INVESTIGATE. THE ACFT WAS COMPLETELY FULL OF FUEL. ABOUT 15 MINS AFTER THE EVAC; THE AGENT AT THE GATE INITIATED A GATE EVAC. THE TERMINAL AREA WE WERE AT WAS BLOCKED OFF. EVENTUALLY; THE FLT CANCELED; AND PEOPLE WERE ALLOWED BACK IN THE GATE AREA. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE REPORTER COULD ONLY ADD THAT THE SMOKE CAME ON VERY RAPIDLY AND SMELLED ELECTRICAL IN NATURE. THE COCKPIT FLT CREW HAD DEPARTED THE ACFT EARLIER AND WERE UNAWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND UNLIKELY TO FILE A REPORT.

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.