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A faulty recirculation fan caused smoke which filled a regional carrier aircraft cabin. Aircraft was evacuate/evacuationed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 311282 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199507 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw |
| State Reference | TX |
| 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 | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 2040 flight time type : 550 |
| ASRS Report | 311282 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 311158 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Captain smelled smoke, flight attendant came to flight deck and reported smoke. I checked #2 engine (running), cockpit indicators and lights. Got up to check cabin and aircraft exterior. Observed smoke in cabin section C. Smelled smoke. Passenger in area of right side window exit were leaving their seats. Woman passenger in row 10 stated 'fire,' so I reported 'fire and/or smoke in the cabin' to the captain. Captain ordered evacuate/evacuation. Told passenger 'follow me, we're leaving the aircraft.' marshalled passenger onto an empty bus. Transferred passenger to a bus that arrived, announced for all passenger -- 31 adults, 3 infants. Passenger clear of the scene in about 2-3 mins. Checked cabin clear. Fire department responded, no injuries. Supplemental information from acn 311158: fire department on scene within 4 mins. No fire detected by fire department. Company maintenance checked aircraft and discovered a faulty recirculation fan.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A FAULTY RECIRCULATION FAN CAUSED SMOKE WHICH FILLED A REGIONAL CARRIER ACFT CABIN. ACFT WAS EVACED.
Narrative: CAPT SMELLED SMOKE, FLT ATTENDANT CAME TO FLT DECK AND RPTED SMOKE. I CHKED #2 ENG (RUNNING), COCKPIT INDICATORS AND LIGHTS. GOT UP TO CHK CABIN AND ACFT EXTERIOR. OBSERVED SMOKE IN CABIN SECTION C. SMELLED SMOKE. PAX IN AREA OF R SIDE WINDOW EXIT WERE LEAVING THEIR SEATS. WOMAN PAX IN ROW 10 STATED 'FIRE,' SO I RPTED 'FIRE AND/OR SMOKE IN THE CABIN' TO THE CAPT. CAPT ORDERED EVAC. TOLD PAX 'FOLLOW ME, WE'RE LEAVING THE ACFT.' MARSHALLED PAX ONTO AN EMPTY BUS. TRANSFERRED PAX TO A BUS THAT ARRIVED, ANNOUNCED FOR ALL PAX -- 31 ADULTS, 3 INFANTS. PAX CLR OF THE SCENE IN ABOUT 2-3 MINS. CHKED CABIN CLR. FIRE DEPT RESPONDED, NO INJURIES. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 311158: FIRE DEPT ON SCENE WITHIN 4 MINS. NO FIRE DETECTED BY FIRE DEPT. COMPANY MAINT CHKED ACFT AND DISCOVERED A FAULTY RECIRCULATION FAN.
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.