What happened
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(-23)Usair express (mesa airlines), flight 5805, N17175, a crj, phl-mke, was involved in a ground stop that resulted in an almost 2 hour taxi from the usair express ramp to runway 9R. While on taxiway sierra and number 2 for takeoff, the cargo smoke indication and icas alert illuminated. The flight crew initiaed the appropriate checklist and as required at the appropriate point in the checklist,the PIC initiated an evacuation. All 49 passengers and 3 crewmembers evacuated the airplane in approximately three minutes, through the main cabin door only. No one was injured. At no time during the emergency did any member of the crew see or smell smoke. The flight attendant did tell the PIC after the evacuation, that a "few" passengers had thought they had smelled smoke. CFR resopned and the passengers were bused back to the terminal.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)USAIR EXPRESS (MESA AIRLINES), FLIGHT 5805, N17175, A CRJ, PHL-MKE, WAS INVOLVED IN A GROUND STOP THAT RESULTED IN AN ALMOST 2 HOUR TAXI FROM THE USAIR EXPRESS RAMP TO RUNWAY 9R. WHILE ON TAXIWAY SIERRA AND NUMBER 2 FOR TAKEOFF, THE CARGO SMOKE INDICATION AND ICAS ALERT ILLUMINATED. THE FLIGHT CREW INITIAED THE APPROPRIATE CHECKLIST AND AS REQUIRED AT THE APPROPRIATE POINT IN THE CHECKLIST,THE PIC INITIATED AN EVACUATION. ALL 49 PASSENGERS AND 3 CREWMEMBERS EVACUATED THE AIRPLANE IN APPROXIMATELY THREE MINUTES, THROUGH THE MAIN CABIN DOOR ONLY. NO ONE WAS INJURED. AT NO TIME DURING THE EMERGENCY DID ANY MEMBER OF THE CREW SEE OR SMELL SMOKE. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT DID TELL THE PIC AFTER THE EVACUATION, THAT A "FEW" PASSENGERS HAD THOUGHT THEY HAD SMELLED SMOKE. CFR RESOPNED AND THE PASSENGERS WERE BUSED BACK TO THE TERMINAL.
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