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MD83 flight crew was informed by the lead flight attendant that the cabin was filling with smoke as the crew is preparing for push back. The jetway was unable to be moved into position in a timely manner and the captain elects evacuate at the gate via the slides.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1283250 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201507 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | MD-83 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Air Conditioning and Pressurization Pack |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Total 6800 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
We had just closed the fwd cabin door prior to pushback; when the no. 1 flight attendant alerted the cockpit crew that the cabin was filling with smoke. The captain instructed me to notify ramp to have the jet bridge brought back into boarding position. As I was notifying ramp via the radio; the captain and no.1 flight attendant were discussing evacuation. Smoke began to enter the cockpit and a decision by the captain and no.1 flight attendant was made to do an emergency evacuation due to the amount of smoke and the delay in getting the jet bridge back into position. Allowing the gate agent to remain at the jet bridge till the plane is pushed back could provide another avenue of exit/safety if this was to occur again.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD83 flight crew was informed by the Lead Flight Attendant that the cabin was filling with smoke as the crew is preparing for push back. The jetway was unable to be moved into position in a timely manner and the Captain elects evacuate at the gate via the slides.
Narrative: We had just closed the FWD cabin door prior to pushback; when the No. 1 Flight Attendant alerted the cockpit crew that the cabin was filling with smoke. The Captain instructed me to notify ramp to have the jet bridge brought back into boarding position. As I was notifying ramp via the radio; the Captain and No.1 Flight Attendant were discussing evacuation. Smoke began to enter the cockpit and a decision by the Captain and No.1 Flight Attendant was made to do an emergency evacuation due to the amount of smoke and the delay in getting the jet bridge back into position. Allowing the gate agent to remain at the jet bridge till the plane is pushed back could provide another avenue of exit/safety if this was to occur again.
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.