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Takeoff aborted and aircraft evacuated after loud noise heard and confirming smoke problem reported by cabin attendant in cabin.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 148748 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199006 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lhr |
| State Reference | FO |
| 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 | Widebody, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff ground other : taxi other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : second officer |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 116 flight time total : 3850 flight time type : 700 |
| ASRS Report | 148748 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : rejected takeoff other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Flight pushed back from the gate, started engines and taxied to the active west/O incident. Clearance for takeoff was received and the aircraft lined up for takeoff. Before takeoff checklist was completed and power was advanced. A muffled bang was heard from the aft cabin. Cockpit was contacted by cabin and informed cabin attendants had seen a flash and the rear cabin was filling with smoke. The aircraft was stopped, brakes were parked, engines were shutdown, and evacuation alarm was sound. Evacuation checklist was completed and cockpit crew preceeded aft to assist in evacuation. Six of eight slides were deployed, the L3 and 4 doors were not opened because they were in the area of the initial flash. Aircraft was evacuated in less than 2 mins, 223 passenger and 14 crew members exited with no major injuries.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: TKOF ABORTED AND ACFT EVACUATED AFTER LOUD NOISE HEARD AND CONFIRMING SMOKE PROBLEM REPORTED BY CABIN ATTENDANT IN CABIN.
Narrative: FLT PUSHED BACK FROM THE GATE, STARTED ENGS AND TAXIED TO THE ACTIVE W/O INCIDENT. CLRNC FOR TKOF WAS RECEIVED AND THE ACFT LINED UP FOR TKOF. BEFORE TKOF CHKLIST WAS COMPLETED AND PWR WAS ADVANCED. A MUFFLED BANG WAS HEARD FROM THE AFT CABIN. COCKPIT WAS CONTACTED BY CABIN AND INFORMED CABIN ATTENDANTS HAD SEEN A FLASH AND THE REAR CABIN WAS FILLING WITH SMOKE. THE ACFT WAS STOPPED, BRAKES WERE PARKED, ENGS WERE SHUTDOWN, AND EVACUATION ALARM WAS SOUND. EVACUATION CHKLIST WAS COMPLETED AND COCKPIT CREW PRECEEDED AFT TO ASSIST IN EVACUATION. SIX OF EIGHT SLIDES WERE DEPLOYED, THE L3 AND 4 DOORS WERE NOT OPENED BECAUSE THEY WERE IN THE AREA OF THE INITIAL FLASH. ACFT WAS EVACUATED IN LESS THAN 2 MINS, 223 PAX AND 14 CREW MEMBERS EXITED WITH NO MAJOR INJURIES.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.