 |
37000 Feet | Browse and search NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System |
|
Q400 flight crew reported returning to departure airport and evacuating the aircraft after experiencing smoke in the cabin. They were advised after landing the smoke was probably due to over-servicing the oil.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1352406 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201605 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.TRACON |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Q400 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| 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 Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
Smoke in aircraft. Lav detector activiated and shortly thereafter smoke was observed and smelt. Returned to [departure airport]. Made visual app and landed; cleared runway in front of the gate area so rolled across taxiway and parked in gate area; then evacuated passengers out main cabin door.aircraft may have been over serviced with oil.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Q400 flight crew reported returning to departure airport and evacuating the aircraft after experiencing smoke in the cabin. They were advised after landing the smoke was probably due to over-servicing the oil.
Narrative: Smoke in aircraft. Lav detector activiated and shortly thereafter smoke was observed and smelt. Returned to [departure airport]. Made visual app and landed; cleared runway in front of the gate area so rolled across taxiway and parked in gate area; then evacuated passengers out main cabin door.Aircraft may have been over serviced with oil.
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.