What happened
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Crew reported fumes in the cockpit, while taxing to spot. Crew decided to evacuate via excape slide, five people on board, all escaped with no injuries. It was determined that the #3 generator came off line, leaving only #2 engine generator available. Engines #1 and #4 were shut-down prior to incident for fuel conservation, (company procedure). Aircraft taxied on #2 and #3 engines. Right hand air conditioning pack over loaded the remaining generator. This caused the electrical smell. Both right hand a/c pack and a/c system shut-down due to overload. Maintenance troulbe-shooted and found a loose wire connector on #3 generator. Wire connector on #3 generator. Wire connector was tightened and an engine run was performed, check out was satisfactory. Iau, order 8020.11A. This is a brief statement on the evacuation. 1. The reason for evacuation was the smell of fumes in the cockpit. 2. The captain initiated the evacuation. 3. The L1 door was used for escaping down the slide at that location. 4. No other exit locations were used. 5. All five crew members went out the same door. 6. It took approximately two minutes to evacuate. 7. No injuries reported.
As the FAA filed it
CREW REPORTED FUMES IN THE COCKPIT, WHILE TAXING TO SPOT. CREW DECIDED TO EVACUATE VIA EXCAPE SLIDE, FIVE PEOPLE ON BOARD, ALL ESCAPED WITH NO INJURIES. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE #3 GENERATOR CAME OFF LINE, LEAVING ONLY #2 ENGINE GENERATOR AVAILABLE. ENGINES #1 AND #4 WERE SHUT-DOWN PRIOR TO INCIDENT FOR FUEL CONSERVATION, (COMPANY PROCEDURE). AIRCRAFT TAXIED ON #2 AND #3 ENGINES. RIGHT HAND AIR CONDITIONING PACK OVER LOADED THE REMAINING GENERATOR. THIS CAUSED THE ELECTRICAL SMELL. BOTH RIGHT HAND A/C PACK AND A/C SYSTEM SHUT-DOWN DUE TO OVERLOAD. MAINTENANCE TROULBE-SHOOTED AND FOUND A LOOSE WIRE CONNECTOR ON #3 GENERATOR. WIRE CONNECTOR ON #3 GENERATOR. WIRE CONNECTOR WAS TIGHTENED AND AN ENGINE RUN WAS PERFORMED, CHECK OUT WAS SATISFACTORY. IAU, ORDER 8020.11A. THIS IS A BRIEF STATEMENT ON THE EVACUATION. 1. THE REASON FOR EVACUATION WAS THE SMELL OF FUMES IN THE COCKPIT. 2. THE CAPTAIN INITIATED THE EVACUATION. 3. THE L1 DOOR WAS USED FOR ESCAPING DOWN THE SLIDE AT THAT LOCATION. 4. NO OTHER EXIT LOCATIONS WERE USED. 5. ALL FIVE CREW MEMBERS WENT OUT THE SAME DOOR. 6. IT TOOK APPROXIMATELY TWO MINUTES TO EVACUATE. 7. NO INJURIES REPORTED.
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