B727 declared emergency, asked for fire equipment.

Attributes
ACN	307134
Time
Date	199506
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : atl
State Reference	GA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : holding other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Experience	controller radar : 29
ASRS Report	307134
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 flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Air carrier X was instructed to taxi into position and hold on runway 26L. As X started into position, he asked if he could clear the runway. X was advised to taxi straight ahead and make a 180 degree on the other side. Approximately 1 min later, air carrier X declared an emergency and said roll the fire equipment. This was done immediately and smoke was observed coming from the right side of airplane.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727 DECLARED EMER, ASKED FOR FIRE EQUIP.

Narrative: ACR X WAS INSTRUCTED TO TAXI INTO POS AND HOLD ON RWY 26L. AS X STARTED INTO POS, HE ASKED IF HE COULD CLR THE RWY. X WAS ADVISED TO TAXI STRAIGHT AHEAD AND MAKE A 180 DEG ON THE OTHER SIDE. APPROX 1 MIN LATER, ACR X DECLARED AN EMER AND SAID ROLL THE FIRE EQUIP. THIS WAS DONE IMMEDIATELY AND SMOKE WAS OBSERVED COMING FROM THE R SIDE OF AIRPLANE.

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.