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Flight crew of an large transport air carrier aircraft evacuate/evacuationed the aircraft on the ramp after pushback from the gate due to a cabin fire that was extinguished and left smoke in the cabin.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 258619 |
| 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 | IMC |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : mjzs |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 258619 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| 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 | faa : investigated Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Prior to pushback, everything was normal. During pushback the lead flight attendant came to the flight deck and advised us there was a fire in the main cabin. I advised the passenger to remain calm while we assessed the condition. I sent the so to the back and told the first officer to ask ATC to send the emergency equipment out. The so returned and told me the fire was out but the cabin was full of smoke. I decided to evacuate/evacuation the aircraft through the main entry door (1L) only. We had 60 passenger and 6 crew on board. The evacuate/evacuation was completed in a timely and orderly fashion. No one was injured. When the evacuate/evacuation was complete, I made sure all passenger were off and I went down the slide. On the ground the first officer directed people to go to the terminal which was about 200 ft away. Again, all people got off safely. After the airplane was inspected and released for flight we ferried the airplane to msp.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF AN LGT ACR ACFT EVACED THE ACFT ON THE RAMP AFTER PUSHBACK FROM THE GATE DUE TO A CABIN FIRE THAT WAS EXTINGUISHED AND LEFT SMOKE IN THE CABIN.
Narrative: PRIOR TO PUSHBACK, EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL. DURING PUSHBACK THE LEAD FLT ATTENDANT CAME TO THE FLT DECK AND ADVISED US THERE WAS A FIRE IN THE MAIN CABIN. I ADVISED THE PAX TO REMAIN CALM WHILE WE ASSESSED THE CONDITION. I SENT THE SO TO THE BACK AND TOLD THE FO TO ASK ATC TO SEND THE EMER EQUIP OUT. THE SO RETURNED AND TOLD ME THE FIRE WAS OUT BUT THE CABIN WAS FULL OF SMOKE. I DECIDED TO EVAC THE ACFT THROUGH THE MAIN ENTRY DOOR (1L) ONLY. WE HAD 60 PAX AND 6 CREW ON BOARD. THE EVAC WAS COMPLETED IN A TIMELY AND ORDERLY FASHION. NO ONE WAS INJURED. WHEN THE EVAC WAS COMPLETE, I MADE SURE ALL PAX WERE OFF AND I WENT DOWN THE SLIDE. ON THE GND THE FO DIRECTED PEOPLE TO GO TO THE TERMINAL WHICH WAS ABOUT 200 FT AWAY. AGAIN, ALL PEOPLE GOT OFF SAFELY. AFTER THE AIRPLANE WAS INSPECTED AND RELEASED FOR FLT WE FERRIED THE AIRPLANE TO MSP.
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.