Smoke in cabin mandates a return to gate and deplaning passenger.

Attributes
ACN	206021
Time
Date	199203
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bos
State Reference	MA
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	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	206021
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 6000
ASRS Report	206169
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

After normal engine start air conditioning packs were turned on. Shortly thereafter dense smoke filled the aft cabin. Packs were turned off and taxied quickly to gate. Passenger deplaned through entry door quickly leaving belongings behind. It turned out that this was the fourth time this has happened to this aircraft. The employees at our company work very hard to get their jobs done, and I think personal goals of trying to get the job done on time for departure clouded maintenance's ability to see that there was a continuing problem and the aircraft needed further maintenance to really find the problem and correct it before the aircraft is returned to revenue service.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMOKE IN CABIN MANDATES A RETURN TO GATE AND DEPLANING PAX.

Narrative: AFTER NORMAL ENG START AIR CONDITIONING PACKS WERE TURNED ON. SHORTLY THEREAFTER DENSE SMOKE FILLED THE AFT CABIN. PACKS WERE TURNED OFF AND TAXIED QUICKLY TO GATE. PAX DEPLANED THROUGH ENTRY DOOR QUICKLY LEAVING BELONGINGS BEHIND. IT TURNED OUT THAT THIS WAS THE FOURTH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO THIS ACFT. THE EMPLOYEES AT OUR COMPANY WORK VERY HARD TO GET THEIR JOBS DONE, AND I THINK PERSONAL GOALS OF TRYING TO GET THE JOB DONE ON TIME FOR DEP CLOUDED MAINT'S ABILITY TO SEE THAT THERE WAS A CONTINUING PROBLEM AND THE ACFT NEEDED FURTHER MAINT TO REALLY FIND THE PROBLEM AND CORRECT IT BEFORE THE ACFT IS RETURNED TO REVENUE SVC.

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.