<< >> NASA ASRS Report 261496, January 1994

Taxiing to gate aft cabin notified of smell of smoke, fire alarm in blue room activated and floor hot to her feet. Jetway evacuate/evacuation.

Attributes
ACN	261496
Time
Date	199401
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mem
State Reference	TN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked ground other : taxi 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 : 180 flight time total : 18530 flight time type : 11300
ASRS Report	261496
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On taxi in to gate, approximately 100 ft from gate, mem, lead flight attendant advised me that aft positioned flight attendant had just observed 1) smell of smoke, 2) blue room fire alarm sounding, 3) floor was hot to her feet. I had first officer request fire equipment and company maintenance meet the aircraft. We parked at gate jetway and had passenger deplane quickly and without luggage through passenger boarding door. No fire found. When I left the aircraft, maintenance had not yet determined cause.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TAXIING TO GATE AFT CABIN NOTIFIED OF SMELL OF SMOKE, FIRE ALARM IN BLUE ROOM ACTIVATED AND FLOOR HOT TO HER FEET. JETWAY EVAC.

Narrative: ON TAXI IN TO GATE, APPROX 100 FT FROM GATE, MEM, LEAD FLT ATTENDANT ADVISED ME THAT AFT POSITIONED FLT ATTENDANT HAD JUST OBSERVED 1) SMELL OF SMOKE, 2) BLUE ROOM FIRE ALARM SOUNDING, 3) FLOOR WAS HOT TO HER FEET. I HAD FO REQUEST FIRE EQUIP AND COMPANY MAINT MEET THE ACFT. WE PARKED AT GATE JETWAY AND HAD PAX DEPLANE QUICKLY AND WITHOUT LUGGAGE THROUGH PAX BOARDING DOOR. NO FIRE FOUND. WHEN I LEFT THE ACFT, MAINT HAD NOT YET DETERMINED CAUSE.

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.