Smoke in cockpit. Crew isolates and stops smoke. Emergency landing and evacuation.

Attributes
ACN	180103
Time
Date	199106
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : rwf
State Reference	MN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 841 msl bound upper : 13000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : msp tower : mkc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other landing other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors enroute airway : zmp
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 5500 flight time type : 1100
ASRS Report	180103
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Smoke appeared in the cockpit from the copilot's EFIS tube area. We immediately turned off all electrical items and tried to isolate the problem. We got the smoke under control, declared an emergency and requested direct msp. We elected msp due to equipment to handle the problem. We landed in msp and proceeded with an emergency evacuate/evacuation. We complied with all emergency checklists and company procedures. There were no injuries. There was really no way to avoid this problem. The cause was an EFIS tube that had gotten too hot. The only corrective action was to shut off all the copilot's instruments. In emergency situations such as smoke or fire, we need to rely on crew coordination, experience and applicable checklists. The training we received from our company was the best resource we had available.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMOKE IN COCKPIT. CREW ISOLATES AND STOPS SMOKE. EMERGENCY LNDG AND EVACUATION.

Narrative: SMOKE APPEARED IN THE COCKPIT FROM THE COPLT'S EFIS TUBE AREA. WE IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF ALL ELECTRICAL ITEMS AND TRIED TO ISOLATE THE PROB. WE GOT THE SMOKE UNDER CTL, DECLARED AN EMER AND REQUESTED DIRECT MSP. WE ELECTED MSP DUE TO EQUIP TO HANDLE THE PROB. WE LANDED IN MSP AND PROCEEDED WITH AN EMER EVAC. WE COMPLIED WITH ALL EMER CHKLISTS AND COMPANY PROCS. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THERE WAS REALLY NO WAY TO AVOID THIS PROB. THE CAUSE WAS AN EFIS TUBE THAT HAD GOTTEN TOO HOT. THE ONLY CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS TO SHUT OFF ALL THE COPLT'S INSTRUMENTS. IN EMER SITUATIONS SUCH AS SMOKE OR FIRE, WE NEED TO RELY ON CREW COORD, EXPERIENCE AND APPLICABLE CHKLISTS. THE TRNING WE RECEIVED FROM OUR COMPANY WAS THE BEST RESOURCE WE HAD AVAILABLE.

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.