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Cabin attendant report, MD80, syr-ord. On taxi, passenger noticed smoke coming out of overhead bin. Return to gate. Evacuate/evacuation from tailcone, only. Fire department investigated.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 465876 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200003 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : syr.tower |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Weather Elements | Snow other |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : syr.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 5 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 15 flight attendant time total : 15 |
| ASRS Report | 465876 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other other : 2 |
| Resolutory Action | aircraft : evacuated other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
A passenger rang a call light to advise that smoke was coming out of the overhead bin. I advised cockpit immediately that there was smoke in cabin, before proceeding to the area. The fire department came out and could not find the source of light smoke and the terrible smell. We requested an evacuate/evacuation. We used the aft tailcone stairs -- no slides. We asked the passenger not to take their bags, most complied. Passenger reactions surprised me. They seemed almost calm, perhaps they were stunned and scared. Their eyes were big and wide, and they looked to us for direction.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CABIN ATTENDANT RPT, MD80, SYR-ORD. ON TAXI, PAX NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT OF OVERHEAD BIN. RETURN TO GATE. EVAC FROM TAILCONE, ONLY. FIRE DEPT INVESTIGATED.
Narrative: A PAX RANG A CALL LIGHT TO ADVISE THAT SMOKE WAS COMING OUT OF THE OVERHEAD BIN. I ADVISED COCKPIT IMMEDIATELY THAT THERE WAS SMOKE IN CABIN, BEFORE PROCEEDING TO THE AREA. THE FIRE DEPT CAME OUT AND COULD NOT FIND THE SOURCE OF LIGHT SMOKE AND THE TERRIBLE SMELL. WE REQUESTED AN EVAC. WE USED THE AFT TAILCONE STAIRS -- NO SLIDES. WE ASKED THE PAX NOT TO TAKE THEIR BAGS, MOST COMPLIED. PAX REACTIONS SURPRISED ME. THEY SEEMED ALMOST CALM, PERHAPS THEY WERE STUNNED AND SCARED. THEIR EYES WERE BIG AND WIDE, AND THEY LOOKED TO US FOR DIRECTION.
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.