Md-88 experienced smoke in the cabin following an APU automatic shutdown. Passenger deplaned through...

Attributes
ACN	742654
Time
Date	200706
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-88
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	742654
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	aircraft : equipment problem dissipated aircraft : evacuated
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

While flight X was still at the gate; smoke began to enter the cabin after an APU automatic shutdown. I observed that the smoke was beginning to become thicker and initiated a quick deplaning through the forward cabin door while asking the passenger to leave their personal belongings on board. All passenger left the aircraft without injury. I made contact with maintenance control and coordination for contract maintenance to meet the aircraft. After all the maintenance procedures were completed and contract maintenance had conferred with maintenance coordinator; the aircraft was signed off and we departed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD-88 EXPERIENCED SMOKE IN THE CABIN FOLLOWING AN APU AUTO SHUTDOWN. PAX DEPLANED THROUGH CABIN DOOR.

Narrative: WHILE FLT X WAS STILL AT THE GATE; SMOKE BEGAN TO ENTER THE CABIN AFTER AN APU AUTO SHUTDOWN. I OBSERVED THAT THE SMOKE WAS BEGINNING TO BECOME THICKER AND INITIATED A QUICK DEPLANING THROUGH THE FORWARD CABIN DOOR WHILE ASKING THE PAX TO LEAVE THEIR PERSONAL BELONGINGS ON BOARD. ALL PAX LEFT THE ACFT WITHOUT INJURY. I MADE CONTACT WITH MAINT CTL AND COORD FOR CONTRACT MAINT TO MEET THE ACFT. AFTER ALL THE MAINT PROCS WERE COMPLETED AND CONTRACT MAINT HAD CONFERRED WITH MAINT COORDINATOR; THE ACFT WAS SIGNED OFF AND WE DEPARTED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.

Md-88 experienced smoke in the cabin following an APU automatic shutdown. Passenger deplaned through cabin door.