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An E135 flight crew has the passenger deplaned when the flight attendant noted an electrical odor and smoke emanating from behind the emergency exit sign over the cabin attendant's seat. Aircraft had been deiced the day before at bwi.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 576598 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200303 |
| Day | Fri |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bwi.airport |
| State Reference | MD |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ord.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 135 ER&LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| ASRS Report | 576598 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical cabin event other maintenance problem : improper maintenance other anomaly other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : cab 3 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : overrode automation other |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Weather Aircraft Company |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
While boarding passenger, flight attendant noticed smoke over her jump seat. It was intermittent. Captain and myself investigated and came to the conclusion it was electrical in nature due to smell. Deplaned passenger and depowered aircraft. Called maintenance and upon further investigation, found out that 'type 1' deicing fluid that had entered the cabin when aircraft was deiced the day before, had made its way behind flight attendant's flashlight, emergency exit sign and interphone, causing a short in the flashlight holder. Need to get deice personnel to avoid spraying at the top of the passenger entry door.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN E135 FLT CREW HAS THE PAX DEPLANED WHEN THE FLT ATTENDANT NOTED AN ELECTRICAL ODOR AND SMOKE EMANATING FROM BEHIND THE EMER EXIT SIGN OVER THE CABIN ATTENDANT'S SEAT. ACFT HAD BEEN DEICED THE DAY BEFORE AT BWI.
Narrative: WHILE BOARDING PAX, FLT ATTENDANT NOTICED SMOKE OVER HER JUMP SEAT. IT WAS INTERMITTENT. CAPT AND MYSELF INVESTIGATED AND CAME TO THE CONCLUSION IT WAS ELECTRICAL IN NATURE DUE TO SMELL. DEPLANED PAX AND DEPOWERED ACFT. CALLED MAINT AND UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, FOUND OUT THAT 'TYPE 1' DEICING FLUID THAT HAD ENTERED THE CABIN WHEN ACFT WAS DEICED THE DAY BEFORE, HAD MADE ITS WAY BEHIND FLT ATTENDANT'S FLASHLIGHT, EMER EXIT SIGN AND INTERPHONE, CAUSING A SHORT IN THE FLASHLIGHT HOLDER. NEED TO GET DEICE PERSONNEL TO AVOID SPRAYING AT THE TOP OF THE PAX ENTRY DOOR.
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.