After pushback, cabin fire, evacuate/evacuation.

Attributes
ACN	257908
Time
Date	199311
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : yul
State Reference	PQ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 225 flight time total : 7700 flight time type : 3500
ASRS Report	257908
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 other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

After pushback while still hooked up to the tug, flight attendant reported cabin fire. I proceeded to the back of the aircraft to assess the situation. Aft cabin was filled with smoke. A flight attendant had already extinguished the flames. I returned to cockpit to report situation. I removed fire extinguisher and pbe and returned to aft cabin. Upon arrival I donned my pbe then opened the overhead bin from which the fire was coming. I shot a halon bottle into the bin. I then went down the aft airstairs and got the firefighters and showed them where the fire was. Then I proceeded to assist with the evacuate/evacuation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AFTER PUSHBACK, CABIN FIRE, EVAC.

Narrative: AFTER PUSHBACK WHILE STILL HOOKED UP TO THE TUG, FLT ATTENDANT RPTED CABIN FIRE. I PROCEEDED TO THE BACK OF THE ACFT TO ASSESS THE SIT. AFT CABIN WAS FILLED WITH SMOKE. A FLT ATTENDANT HAD ALREADY EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. I RETURNED TO COCKPIT TO RPT SIT. I REMOVED FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND PBE AND RETURNED TO AFT CABIN. UPON ARR I DONNED MY PBE THEN OPENED THE OVERHEAD BIN FROM WHICH THE FIRE WAS COMING. I SHOT A HALON BOTTLE INTO THE BIN. I THEN WENT DOWN THE AFT AIRSTAIRS AND GOT THE FIREFIGHTERS AND SHOWED THEM WHERE THE FIRE WAS. THEN I PROCEEDED TO ASSIST WITH THE EVAC.

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.