BA32 crew evacuate/evacuationed their aircraft on the ramp.

Attributes
ACN	437666
Time
Date	199905
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : iad.airport
State Reference	VA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : svmi.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Jetstream 32
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 85 flight time total : 1510 flight time type : 110
ASRS Report	437666
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

First flight of the day, performed ttl test. Engine instruments would not stabilize. Maintenance was contacted, performed another ttl test. Then noticed a lot of smoke coming from the left engine. Shut engine down. Performed emergency checklist and evacuate/evacuationed aircraft through the right overwing exit only. No injuries incurred.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BA32 CREW EVACED THEIR ACFT ON THE RAMP.

Narrative: FIRST FLT OF THE DAY, PERFORMED TTL TEST. ENG INSTS WOULD NOT STABILIZE. MAINT WAS CONTACTED, PERFORMED ANOTHER TTL TEST. THEN NOTICED A LOT OF SMOKE COMING FROM THE L ENG. SHUT ENG DOWN. PERFORMED EMER CHKLIST AND EVACED ACFT THROUGH THE R OVERWING EXIT ONLY. NO INJURIES INCURRED.

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.