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A B757 flight att reports a gate evacuation after the aircraft's aft cabin filled with smoke. Possible cause was a light ballast.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 763075 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200711 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty oversight : flight attendant in charge |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 3 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 38 flight attendant time total : 38 flight attendant time type : 90 |
| ASRS Report | 763075 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other other : 2 |
| Resolutory Action | aircraft : evacuated |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
We finished boarding and I was getting catered in first class so I went into first class lavatory and shortly heard other flight attendant say; 'please exit the aircraft immediately through forward entry door; leave all belongings.' she said this several times; when I exited lavatory; people were deplaning forward entry. After passenger were off I could see a smoky haze in back of main cabin and a whiff of a terrible odor. Fire department came and said electrical fire/ballast? I was flight attendant #1 not sure if fire department really knew what caused the problem. We later changed planes; #2 and #4 flight attendants were relieved and went to hospital because of inhaling fumes. 2 reserves put on and we departed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757 FLT ATT REPORTS A GATE EVACUATION AFTER THE ACFT'S AFT CABIN FILLED WITH SMOKE. POSSIBLE CAUSE WAS A LIGHT BALLAST.
Narrative: WE FINISHED BOARDING AND I WAS GETTING CATERED IN FIRST CLASS SO I WENT INTO FIRST CLASS LAVATORY AND SHORTLY HEARD OTHER FLT ATTENDANT SAY; 'PLEASE EXIT THE ACFT IMMEDIATELY THROUGH FORWARD ENTRY DOOR; LEAVE ALL BELONGINGS.' SHE SAID THIS SEVERAL TIMES; WHEN I EXITED LAVATORY; PEOPLE WERE DEPLANING FORWARD ENTRY. AFTER PAX WERE OFF I COULD SEE A SMOKY HAZE IN BACK OF MAIN CABIN AND A WHIFF OF A TERRIBLE ODOR. FIRE DEPT CAME AND SAID ELECTRICAL FIRE/BALLAST? I WAS FLT ATTENDANT #1 NOT SURE IF FIRE DEPT REALLY KNEW WHAT CAUSED THE PROB. WE LATER CHANGED PLANES; #2 AND #4 FLT ATTENDANTS WERE RELIEVED AND WENT TO HOSPITAL BECAUSE OF INHALING FUMES. 2 RESERVES PUT ON 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.