An air carrier light transport is evacuate/evacuationed just as it leaves the air carrier ramp because the left engine was producing smoke. Just prior to this the left engine generator had failed, followed by a capture of 'left oil.' no problems with the evacuate/evacuation.

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Attributes
ACN	389250
Time
Date	199712
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : phl
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lse
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Jetstream 41
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 3700 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	389250
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
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
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

After completing the before taxi checklist we initiated a right turn. As we made the turn the left generator came off line followed shortly by a 'left oil' caption. At this time smoke was noticed coming out of the left engine. The left engine was shut down and then we made the decision to evacuate/evacuation the aircraft. The right engine was shut down and the flight attendant notified to prepare for evacuate/evacuation. The passenger exited through the main passenger door after the first officer evaluated it for safety. No emergency was declared, there was no fire and nobody was injured. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated that this was a jetstream 4100. The generator drive seal failed, releasing engine oil onto the hot parts of the generator. Because of this seal failure the engine also lost its oil, thus the warning light, creating the need for the engine shutdown.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR LTT IS EVACED JUST AS IT LEAVES THE ACR RAMP BECAUSE THE L ENG WAS PRODUCING SMOKE. JUST PRIOR TO THIS THE L ENG GENERATOR HAD FAILED, FOLLOWED BY A CAPTURE OF 'L OIL.' NO PROBS WITH THE EVAC.

Narrative: AFTER COMPLETING THE BEFORE TAXI CHKLIST WE INITIATED A R TURN. AS WE MADE THE TURN THE L GENERATOR CAME OFF LINE FOLLOWED SHORTLY BY A 'L OIL' CAPTION. AT THIS TIME SMOKE WAS NOTICED COMING OUT OF THE L ENG. THE L ENG WAS SHUT DOWN AND THEN WE MADE THE DECISION TO EVAC THE ACFT. THE R ENG WAS SHUT DOWN AND THE FLT ATTENDANT NOTIFIED TO PREPARE FOR EVAC. THE PAX EXITED THROUGH THE MAIN PAX DOOR AFTER THE FO EVALUATED IT FOR SAFETY. NO EMER WAS DECLARED, THERE WAS NO FIRE AND NOBODY WAS INJURED. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT THIS WAS A JETSTREAM 4100. THE GENERATOR DRIVE SEAL FAILED, RELEASING ENG OIL ONTO THE HOT PARTS OF THE GENERATOR. BECAUSE OF THIS SEAL FAILURE THE ENG ALSO LOST ITS OIL, THUS THE WARNING LIGHT, CREATING THE NEED FOR THE ENG SHUTDOWN.

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.