A saab SF340B captain reports on noticing a burning rubber-plastic smell while deplaning. Saw whitis...

Attributes
ACN	779333
Time
Date	200803
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	SF 340B
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	779333
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

After all the passenger and crew other than myself were off the plane and going through customs; I was gathering the rest of my belongings in the plane and confirming everything was off. As I was going down the airstairs I noticed a burning rubber-plastic smell. I saw a small amount of whitish smoke coming from one of the naca vents on the right side of the #1 engine. I told the ground crew to disconnect the external power and to take all the covers off the engine they put on for the night. I also told them to contact the fire department. It seemed that the smoke was getting worse so I went into the cockpit; pulled the left fire handle and discharged the left extinguisher. I saw the smoke xfer from the top of the engine to the engine inlet; then disappear altogether. I then contacted maintenance and other department heads. After the fire department agreed there was no more threat; and maintenance gave me the ok; I again made sure everything was off and I left for the hotel. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated the whitish smoke came from the upper vent on the inboard side of #1 engine nacelle cowling. He did not have any information on the cause of the burning rubber-plastic smell.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A SAAB SF340B CAPTAIN REPORTS ON NOTICING A BURNING RUBBER-PLASTIC SMELL WHILE DEPLANING. SAW WHITISH SMOKE COMING FROM ONE OF THE NACA VENTS ON THE #1 ENG. FIRED LEFT FIRE BOTTLE; SMOKE DISAPPEARED.

Narrative: AFTER ALL THE PAX AND CREW OTHER THAN MYSELF WERE OFF THE PLANE AND GOING THROUGH CUSTOMS; I WAS GATHERING THE REST OF MY BELONGINGS IN THE PLANE AND CONFIRMING EVERYTHING WAS OFF. AS I WAS GOING DOWN THE AIRSTAIRS I NOTICED A BURNING RUBBER-PLASTIC SMELL. I SAW A SMALL AMOUNT OF WHITISH SMOKE COMING FROM ONE OF THE NACA VENTS ON THE R SIDE OF THE #1 ENG. I TOLD THE GND CREW TO DISCONNECT THE EXTERNAL PWR AND TO TAKE ALL THE COVERS OFF THE ENG THEY PUT ON FOR THE NIGHT. I ALSO TOLD THEM TO CONTACT THE FIRE DEPT. IT SEEMED THAT THE SMOKE WAS GETTING WORSE SO I WENT INTO THE COCKPIT; PULLED THE L FIRE HANDLE AND DISCHARGED THE L EXTINGUISHER. I SAW THE SMOKE XFER FROM THE TOP OF THE ENG TO THE ENG INLET; THEN DISAPPEAR ALTOGETHER. I THEN CONTACTED MAINT AND OTHER DEPT HEADS. AFTER THE FIRE DEPT AGREED THERE WAS NO MORE THREAT; AND MAINT GAVE ME THE OK; I AGAIN MADE SURE EVERYTHING WAS OFF AND I LEFT FOR THE HOTEL. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: REPORTER STATED THE WHITISH SMOKE CAME FROM THE UPPER VENT ON THE INBOARD SIDE OF #1 ENG NACELLE COWLING. HE DID NOT HAVE ANY INFO ON THE CAUSE OF THE BURNING RUBBER-PLASTIC SMELL.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.

A saab SF340B captain reports on noticing a burning rubber-plastic smell while deplaning. Saw whitish smoke coming from one of the naca vents on the #1 engine. Fired left fire bottle; smoke disappeared.