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A B727 having just parked at the ramp was noted to have smoke coming from the right side of the aircraft. Crash fire rescue equipment equipment was called. Aircraft had been through a deicing procedure at previous station. Deicing fluid was found near the APU port.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 391519 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199801 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mdw |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| 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 : parked |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 391519 |
| 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 | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
After deicing at msp, flew to mdw. While parked at gate, ramp personnel came to cockpit and said smoke coming from right wheel area. So went to check, first officer called fire trucks and I briefed flight attendant. Later, mechanic found deice fluid around APU area causing smoke. No damage.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B727 HAVING JUST PARKED AT THE RAMP WAS NOTED TO HAVE SMOKE COMING FROM THE R SIDE OF THE ACFT. CFR EQUIP WAS CALLED. ACFT HAD BEEN THROUGH A DEICING PROC AT PREVIOUS STATION. DEICING FLUID WAS FOUND NEAR THE APU PORT.
Narrative: AFTER DEICING AT MSP, FLEW TO MDW. WHILE PARKED AT GATE, RAMP PERSONNEL CAME TO COCKPIT AND SAID SMOKE COMING FROM R WHEEL AREA. SO WENT TO CHK, FO CALLED FIRE TRUCKS AND I BRIEFED FLT ATTENDANT. LATER, MECH FOUND DEICE FLUID AROUND APU AREA CAUSING SMOKE. NO DAMAGE.
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.