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An air carrier light transport failed to get all of the air conditioning set properly for deicing on the ground.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 234907 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199302 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : iad |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 7900 flight time type : 3700 |
| ASRS Report | 234907 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem other |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Parked aircraft and began securing aircraft for deicing -- engines, packs, and APU off. Got as far as securing engines. APU packs on and aircraft started filling with smoke. We then continued securing aircraft and prepared to get passenger off airplane. Opened windows (cockpit) and forward door and had passenger get out onto ramp. No panic or other problems occurred.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR LTT FAILED TO GET ALL OF THE AIR CONDITIONING SET PROPERLY FOR DEICING ON THE GND.
Narrative: PARKED ACFT AND BEGAN SECURING ACFT FOR DEICING -- ENGS, PACKS, AND APU OFF. GOT AS FAR AS SECURING ENGS. APU PACKS ON AND ACFT STARTED FILLING WITH SMOKE. WE THEN CONTINUED SECURING ACFT AND PREPARED TO GET PAX OFF AIRPLANE. OPENED WINDOWS (COCKPIT) AND FORWARD DOOR AND HAD PAX GET OUT ONTO RAMP. NO PANIC OR OTHER PROBS OCCURRED.
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.