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APU torched on light up. More than 1 passenger exited the aircraft through a window exit onto the wing while the aircraft was still taxiing in the rain at night.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 195830 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199112 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ewr |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ord |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 195830 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 196315 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | aircraft : equipment problem dissipated flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
After we landed we were taxiing into our gate when a passenger observed the APU 'torch off' during start. He or she assumed the aircraft was on fire and started their own evacuate/evacuation by opening the window exits and climbing out onto the wing while we were still taxiing! We stopped the aircraft and shut down engines at once and called crash fire rescue. All passengers should be given drug/alcohol and iq tests prior to boarding!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: APU TORCHED ON LIGHT UP. MORE THAN 1 PAX EXITED THE ACFT THROUGH A WINDOW EXIT ONTO THE WING WHILE THE ACFT WAS STILL TAXIING IN THE RAIN AT NIGHT.
Narrative: AFTER WE LANDED WE WERE TAXIING INTO OUR GATE WHEN A PAX OBSERVED THE APU 'TORCH OFF' DURING START. HE OR SHE ASSUMED THE ACFT WAS ON FIRE AND STARTED THEIR OWN EVAC BY OPENING THE WINDOW EXITS AND CLBING OUT ONTO THE WING WHILE WE WERE STILL TAXIING! WE STOPPED THE ACFT AND SHUT DOWN ENGS AT ONCE AND CALLED CRASH FIRE RESCUE. ALL PAXS SHOULD BE GIVEN DRUG/ALCOHOL AND IQ TESTS PRIOR TO BOARDING!
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.