Smoke in cabin of mdt caused flight crew to declare an emergency and evacuate the passengers.

Attributes
ACN	126086
Time
Date	198910
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mem
State Reference	TN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Transport, High Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	ground : holding ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 2000
ASRS Report	126086
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Immediately after receiving takeoff clearance from tower, F/a called cockpit to report strong odor and possible smoke. We taxied off runway and directed her to inspect further. We then notified tower of our intentions to return to our gate. F/a reported smoke in cabin. We then advised tower/ground of our intent to evacuate/evacuation aircraft. Tower ground notified crash fire rescue equipment at our request. We evacuated aircraft as per training and all emergency checklists. There were no injuries. Maintenance said front freon had frozen up and a burnt motor was source of smoke/odor.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMOKE IN CABIN OF MDT CAUSED FLT CREW TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY AND EVACUATE THE PASSENGERS.

Narrative: IMMEDIATELY AFTER RECEIVING TKOF CLRNC FROM TWR, F/A CALLED COCKPIT TO RPT STRONG ODOR AND POSSIBLE SMOKE. WE TAXIED OFF RWY AND DIRECTED HER TO INSPECT FURTHER. WE THEN NOTIFIED TWR OF OUR INTENTIONS TO RETURN TO OUR GATE. F/A RPTED SMOKE IN CABIN. WE THEN ADVISED TWR/GND OF OUR INTENT TO EVAC ACFT. TWR GND NOTIFIED CFR AT OUR REQUEST. WE EVACUATED ACFT AS PER TRNING AND ALL EMER CHKLISTS. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. MAINT SAID FRONT FREON HAD FROZEN UP AND A BURNT MOTOR WAS SOURCE OF SMOKE/ODOR.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.