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A B757-200 filled with smoke while at the gate with the APU running. The smoke dissipated with the packs off and bleeds closed. Apparently the de-ice crew allowed fluid to enter the APU intake.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1244387 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201503 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Maintenance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
With APU running and in the blocks at gate preparing for pushback; cockpit filled up with heavy; acrid smoke. Turned off packs and closed bleed valves; smoke slowly dissipated. Smoke emanated from the vent areas on the lower left side of the flight deck. First officer got up and opened L1 door; stairs were in place. Contacted ramp tower; who notified fire department; and then we contacted maintenance. Conferred with both maintenance and fire crew; wrote up discrepancy.possible de-icing of the tail area without notification to flight crew. When leaving the aircraft; noticed de-ice fluid on the ground. There was also snow in the courier area and main cargo deck upon arrival at the aircraft. Called maintenance; who removed the snow and water; but moisture may have gotten into certain systems.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757-200 filled with smoke while at the gate with the APU running. The smoke dissipated with the packs off and bleeds closed. Apparently the de-ice crew allowed fluid to enter the APU intake.
Narrative: With APU running and in the blocks at gate preparing for pushback; cockpit filled up with heavy; acrid smoke. Turned off packs and closed bleed valves; smoke slowly dissipated. Smoke emanated from the vent areas on the lower left side of the flight deck. First Officer got up and opened L1 door; stairs were in place. Contacted ramp tower; who notified fire department; and then we contacted maintenance. Conferred with both maintenance and fire crew; wrote up discrepancy.Possible de-icing of the tail area without notification to flight crew. When leaving the aircraft; noticed de-ice fluid on the ground. There was also snow in the courier area and main cargo deck upon arrival at the aircraft. Called maintenance; who removed the snow and water; but moisture may have gotten into certain systems.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.