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DC8 cargo crew evacuate/evacuationed aircraft on the ground after dense electrical smoke entered the cockpit.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 435594 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199904 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ont.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : abe.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-8 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 71 flight time total : 4885 flight time type : 2205 |
| ASRS Report | 435594 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
While taxiing towards our ramp the #3 generator unparalleled light came on. Shortly after we lost all electrics followed by dense smoke filling the cockpit. The emergency evacuate/evacuation checklist was accomplished and the main cabin door and slide was used to exit the aircraft. No one was injured and no property was damaged.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DC8 CARGO CREW EVACED ACFT ON THE GND AFTER DENSE ELECTRICAL SMOKE ENTERED THE COCKPIT.
Narrative: WHILE TAXIING TOWARDS OUR RAMP THE #3 GENERATOR UNPARALLELED LIGHT CAME ON. SHORTLY AFTER WE LOST ALL ELECTRICS FOLLOWED BY DENSE SMOKE FILLING THE COCKPIT. THE EMER EVAC CHKLIST WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND THE MAIN CABIN DOOR AND SLIDE WAS USED TO EXIT THE ACFT. NO ONE WAS INJURED AND NO PROPERTY WAS DAMAGED.
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.