Flight attendant reports regarding a B727-200 which had smoke in cabin after boarding. Flight was in...

Attributes
ACN	423920
Time
Date	199812
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mci
State Reference	MO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Flight Phase	ground : parked ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	423920
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	423536
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other

Narrative:

The aircraft had been boarded with nearly all passenger. Myself and another flight attendant were in the aft galley of the aircraft. We noticed a burning smell, looked into the cabin and saw smoke. We immediately called the cockpit, they advised us they'd turn on the extraction fans, but in a very short time the smoke became worse. We advised the captain again and decided it would be best to have passenger deplane back into terminal. Our #1 flight attendant made the announcements and all passenger deplaned calmly. Myself and the other flight attendant in the aft opened the rear emergency doors to let air in. Maintenance came on board and fixed the problem. Evidently the APU cooling fan burnt out causing the smoke. The flight was delayed 71 mins, but continued on with no further incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPTS REGARDING A B727-200 WHICH HAD SMOKE IN CABIN AFTER BOARDING. FLT WAS INFORMED AND ACFT WAS EVACED VIA THE JETWAY.

Narrative: THE ACFT HAD BEEN BOARDED WITH NEARLY ALL PAX. MYSELF AND ANOTHER FLT ATTENDANT WERE IN THE AFT GALLEY OF THE ACFT. WE NOTICED A BURNING SMELL, LOOKED INTO THE CABIN AND SAW SMOKE. WE IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE COCKPIT, THEY ADVISED US THEY'D TURN ON THE EXTRACTION FANS, BUT IN A VERY SHORT TIME THE SMOKE BECAME WORSE. WE ADVISED THE CAPT AGAIN AND DECIDED IT WOULD BE BEST TO HAVE PAX DEPLANE BACK INTO TERMINAL. OUR #1 FLT ATTENDANT MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENTS AND ALL PAX DEPLANED CALMLY. MYSELF AND THE OTHER FLT ATTENDANT IN THE AFT OPENED THE REAR EMER DOORS TO LET AIR IN. MAINT CAME ON BOARD AND FIXED THE PROB. EVIDENTLY THE APU COOLING FAN BURNT OUT CAUSING THE SMOKE. THE FLT WAS DELAYED 71 MINS, BUT CONTINUED ON WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT.

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.

Flight attendant reports regarding a B727-200 which had smoke in cabin after boarding. Flight was informed and aircraft was evacuate/evacuationed via the jetway.