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Flight crew of an light transport declared an emergency due to smoke in the cockpit and landed at once, evacing all passenger.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 274662 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199406 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pvd |
| State Reference | RI |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 11000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : pvd tower : pvd |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 4900 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 274662 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other other |
| Consequence | faa : investigated Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
While approaching pvd the crew noticed the presence of electrical smoke in the cockpit. We declared an emergency and executed emergency checklist after completing the checklist and all standard company operating procedures. We then proceeded directly to pvd airport and landed without further incident. We immediately evacuate/evacuationed the aircraft while coordinating with ATC and ground facilities.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF AN LTT DECLARED AN EMER DUE TO SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AND LANDED AT ONCE, EVACING ALL PAX.
Narrative: WHILE APCHING PVD THE CREW NOTICED THE PRESENCE OF ELECTRICAL SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. WE DECLARED AN EMER AND EXECUTED EMER CHKLIST AFTER COMPLETING THE CHKLIST AND ALL STANDARD COMPANY OPERATING PROCS. WE THEN PROCEEDED DIRECTLY TO PVD ARPT AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. WE IMMEDIATELY EVACED THE ACFT WHILE COORDINATING WITH ATC AND GND FACILITIES.
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.