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FAA incident report · Boeing 727225 · Philadelphia, PA · February 8, 1996

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Date
February 8, 1996 · 21:57 local
Place
Philadelphia, PA
Airport
Philadelphia International
Phase of flight
Other Ground Ops
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
NWAA
Aircraft
N8878Z
Reported as
Boeing 727225
People aboard
100
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,828 total3,187 in this make and model189 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: on 02-08-96 at approximately 2157 flight 684 landed phl without incident. The aircraft taxied to the gate and was stopped to position the jetway. While deplaning passengers, the crew and cabin compartment began to fill with a dense smoke. The flight attendants were ordered to immediately evacuate the passengers by the flight crew due to the density of the smoke. During the evacuation a northwest airlines employee opened the overwing exits allowing approximately 32 passengers to deplane onto the left and right wings where they were stranded for a while without access to the ramp. It was also noted that a dobbs catering truck was used to give access to the ramp for the passengers left stranded on the wings. There was approximately 12-15 passengers that escaped by using normal deplaning modes. The evacuation was completed without any reported injuries. During FSDO-17 investigation it was noted that this airframe has a history of 9 ata codes related to the above incident. Please see the attached documents. The above incident has been forwarded to the cmo for further investigation. This matter is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON 02-08-96 AT APPROXIMATELY 2157 FLIGHT 684 LANDED PHL WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE GATE AND WAS STOPPED TO POSITION THE JETWAY. WHILE DEPLANING PASSENGERS, THE CREW AND CABIN COMPARTMENT BEGAN TO FILL WITH A DENSE SMOKE. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS WERE ORDERED TO IMMEDIATELY EVACUATE THE PASSENGERS BY THE FLIGHT CREW DUE TO THE DENSITY OF THE SMOKE. DURING THE EVACUATION A NORTHWEST AIRLINES EMPLOYEE OPENED THE OVERWING EXITS ALLOWING APPROXIMATELY 32 PASSENGERS TO DEPLANE ONTO THE LEFT AND RIGHT WINGS WHERE THEY WERE STRANDED FOR A WHILE WITHOUT ACCESS TO THE RAMP. IT WAS ALSO NOTED THAT A DOBBS CATERING TRUCK WAS USED TO GIVE ACCESS TO THE RAMP FOR THE PASSENGERS LEFT STRANDED ON THE WINGS. THERE WAS APPROXIMATELY 12-15 PASSENGERS THAT ESCAPED BY USING NORMAL DEPLANING MODES. THE EVACUATION WAS COMPLETED WITHOUT ANY REPORTED INJURIES. DURING FSDO-17 INVESTIGATION IT WAS NOTED THAT THIS AIRFRAME HAS A HISTORY OF 9 ATA CODES RELATED TO THE ABOVE INCIDENT. PLEASE SEE THE ATTACHED DOCUMENTS. THE ABOVE INCIDENT HAS BEEN FORWARDED TO THE CMO FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. THIS MATTER IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.