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After the APU was started after landing during taxi to gate, smoke was observed coming from one of the cockpit electrical control panels. The fire equipment was requested to stand by. However, after switching generators to the engine position and shutting off circuit breakers, the smoke stopped and the passenger were deplaned at the gate as normal.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 355635 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199612 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pit |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zme |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time total : 18000 |
| ASRS Report | 355635 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
After clearing runway 28R for taxi in to gate, after landing checklist calls for APU to be started. Successfully started and subsequently put on line. Shortly thereafter, smoke emanated from control panel behind first officer. First officer pulled 2 circuit breakers on the panel. Captain reselected power to engine generators. Informed ground control of situation, requested assistance from fire department. Advised flight attendants and company of situation. After reselection of power to engines and pulling circuit breakers, smoke subsided and stopped. Proceeded to gate. Passenger deplaned normally. No further assistance required.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AFTER THE APU WAS STARTED AFTER LNDG DURING TAXI TO GATE, SMOKE WAS OBSERVED COMING FROM ONE OF THE COCKPIT ELECTRICAL CTL PANELS. THE FIRE EQUIP WAS REQUESTED TO STAND BY. HOWEVER, AFTER SWITCHING GENERATORS TO THE ENG POS AND SHUTTING OFF CIRCUIT BREAKERS, THE SMOKE STOPPED AND THE PAX WERE DEPLANED AT THE GATE AS NORMAL.
Narrative: AFTER CLRING RWY 28R FOR TAXI IN TO GATE, AFTER LNDG CHKLIST CALLS FOR APU TO BE STARTED. SUCCESSFULLY STARTED AND SUBSEQUENTLY PUT ON LINE. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, SMOKE EMANATED FROM CTL PANEL BEHIND FO. FO PULLED 2 CIRCUIT BREAKERS ON THE PANEL. CAPT RESELECTED PWR TO ENG GENERATORS. INFORMED GND CTL OF SIT, REQUESTED ASSISTANCE FROM FIRE DEPT. ADVISED FLT ATTENDANTS AND COMPANY OF SIT. AFTER RESELECTION OF PWR TO ENGS AND PULLING CIRCUIT BREAKERS, SMOKE SUBSIDED AND STOPPED. PROCEEDED TO GATE. PAX DEPLANED NORMALLY. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE REQUIRED.
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.