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BAE3200 aircraft. Aircraft equipment problem. Smoke detector light on during taxi for few seconds, went out. Reporter first officer disagreed with captain decision to taxi to gate because of potential fire hazard in congested area.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 347332 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199609 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : iad |
| State Reference | VA |
| 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 | Jetstream 32 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 3800 flight time type : 2700 |
| ASRS Report | 347332 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Shortly after taxi out, a smoke detector light illuminated for a few seconds then went out. We turned around and headed back to the gate. I asked the captain on 2 occasions if we should park the airplane at a remote ramp and deplane the passenger, away from the terminal. He said 'nah, maintenance wants it at gate xy.' I then explained that the last time I had a false battery overtemp and taxied to the xy ramp the tower had a fit when we parked in a congested area with a possible fire hazard. It has come to my attention that any indication of smoke or fire hazard should be treated as an evacuate/evacuation, according to our program of instruction. It turned out to be faulty smoke detector. I guess it was a judgement call as there was no smoke in the cabin.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: BAE3200 ACFT. ACFT EQUIP PROB. SMOKE DETECTOR LIGHT ON DURING TAXI FOR FEW SECONDS, WENT OUT. RPTR FO DISAGREED WITH CAPT DECISION TO TAXI TO GATE BECAUSE OF POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD IN CONGESTED AREA.
Narrative: SHORTLY AFTER TAXI OUT, A SMOKE DETECTOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN WENT OUT. WE TURNED AROUND AND HEADED BACK TO THE GATE. I ASKED THE CAPT ON 2 OCCASIONS IF WE SHOULD PARK THE AIRPLANE AT A REMOTE RAMP AND DEPLANE THE PAX, AWAY FROM THE TERMINAL. HE SAID 'NAH, MAINT WANTS IT AT GATE XY.' I THEN EXPLAINED THAT THE LAST TIME I HAD A FALSE BATTERY OVERTEMP AND TAXIED TO THE XY RAMP THE TWR HAD A FIT WHEN WE PARKED IN A CONGESTED AREA WITH A POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD. IT HAS COME TO MY ATTN THAT ANY INDICATION OF SMOKE OR FIRE HAZARD SHOULD BE TREATED AS AN EVAC, ACCORDING TO OUR PROGRAM OF INSTRUCTION. IT TURNED OUT TO BE FAULTY SMOKE DETECTOR. I GUESS IT WAS A JUDGEMENT CALL AS THERE WAS NO SMOKE IN THE CABIN.
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.