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Cabin attendants evacuate passengers out the jetway due to smoke in the cabin. One passenger chooses to ignore their commands; preferring to continue a search for a missing cell phone.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 821378 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200901 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ORD.Airport |
| State Reference | IL |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Flight Attendant (On Duty) |
| Qualification | Flight Attendant 4 Flight Attendant Current |
| Experience | Flight Attendant Airline Total 3 Flight Attendant Total 40 Flight Attendant Type 25 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Passenger Misconduct Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
Passenger notified us of smoke coming in from panels below window exit. Flight attendant #2 made PA for passengers to deplane without belongings. We had 1 passenger who kept looking for his cell phone and totally ignored us. Passenger would not leave until his friend came back to assure him that he had his cell phone. Cabin filled up with smoke. We finally all deplaned. Fire department came and put out smoke. Interior insulation was burning. Everyone ok.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Cabin Attendants evacuate passengers out the jetway due to smoke in the cabin. One passenger chooses to ignore their commands; preferring to continue a search for a missing cell phone.
Narrative: Passenger notified us of smoke coming in from panels below window exit. Flight Attendant #2 made PA for passengers to deplane without belongings. We had 1 passenger who kept looking for his cell phone and totally ignored us. Passenger would not leave until his friend came back to assure him that he had his cell phone. Cabin filled up with smoke. We finally all deplaned. Fire Department came and put out smoke. Interior insulation was burning. Everyone OK.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.