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A B757 had to be evacuated at the gate when the smoke alarm and the flight attendants detect smoke and electrical fumes emanating from the cabin area at dfw, tx.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 534219 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200112 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 6 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 1 flight attendant time total : 2 flight attendant time type : 20 |
| ASRS Report | 534219 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : smoke alarm other other : cab 1 |
| Resolutory Action | aircraft : evacuated |
| Consequence | other other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Fire alarm during boarding, smelled metallic smoke, saw light smoke lingering at galley ceiling. Flight attendants in forward galley smelled it also. Captain advised by me, and he advised passenger to deplane. Source not detected, symptoms ceased after power down. I smelled again with 2 flight attendants at mid-cabin when power returned. We then deplaned.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757 HAD TO BE EVACUATED AT THE GATE WHEN THE SMOKE ALARM AND THE FLT ATTENDANTS DETECT SMOKE AND ELECTRICAL FUMES EMANATING FROM THE CABIN AREA AT DFW, TX.
Narrative: FIRE ALARM DURING BOARDING, SMELLED METALLIC SMOKE, SAW LIGHT SMOKE LINGERING AT GALLEY CEILING. FLT ATTENDANTS IN FORWARD GALLEY SMELLED IT ALSO. CAPT ADVISED BY ME, AND HE ADVISED PAX TO DEPLANE. SOURCE NOT DETECTED, SYMPTOMS CEASED AFTER PWR DOWN. I SMELLED AGAIN WITH 2 FLT ATTENDANTS AT MID-CABIN WHEN PWR RETURNED. WE THEN DEPLANED.
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.