What happened
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(-23)While taxiing out for departure, at 1628 lt, the cockpit and cabin filled up with smoke. The captain stopped on taxiway "c", shut down the engines and all electrical power, and ordered an evacuation through the main cabin door and associated airstairs. One passenger required oxygen, but was soon released. There were no other injuries. There was no fire, and the smoke stopped as soon as the aircraft was shut down. Local contract maintenance (piedmont/hawthorne aviation) determined that the smoke had been caused by oil contaminated APU bleed air ducts. The APU was defeered inoperative, in accordance with the MEL. A thorough run of both engines, with the bleeds exercised full range, produced no additional smoke, fumes or smells. The aircraft left the next morning, on a revenue flight, with no further problems being reported. As reported by the dfw cmo, company maintenance personnel determined that the source of the smoke was deicing fluid contamination of the APU bleed air system, probably caused by the spraying of deicing fluid directly into the APU intake.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)WHILE TAXIING OUT FOR DEPARTURE, AT 1628 LT, THE COCKPIT AND CABIN FILLED UP WITH SMOKE. THE CAPTAIN STOPPED ON TAXIWAY "C", SHUT DOWN THE ENGINES AND ALL ELECTRICAL POWER, AND ORDERED AN EVACUATION THROUGH THE MAIN CABIN DOOR AND ASSOCIATED AIRSTAIRS. ONE PASSENGER REQUIRED OXYGEN, BUT WAS SOON RELEASED. THERE WERE NO OTHER INJURIES. THERE WAS NO FIRE, AND THE SMOKE STOPPED AS SOON AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS SHUT DOWN. LOCAL CONTRACT MAINTENANCE (PIEDMONT/HAWTHORNE AVIATION) DETERMINED THAT THE SMOKE HAD BEEN CAUSED BY OIL CONTAMINATED APU BLEED AIR DUCTS. THE APU WAS DEFEERED INOPERATIVE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MEL. A THOROUGH RUN OF BOTH ENGINES, WITH THE BLEEDS EXERCISED FULL RANGE, PRODUCED NO ADDITIONAL SMOKE, FUMES OR SMELLS. THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE NEXT MORNING, ON A REVENUE FLIGHT, WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS BEING REPORTED. AS REPORTED BY THE DFW CMO, COMPANY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL DETERMINED THAT THE SOURCE OF THE SMOKE WAS DEICING FLUID CONTAMINATION OF THE APU BLEED AIR SYSTEM, PROBABLY CAUSED BY THE SPRAYING OF DEICING FLUID DIRECTLY INTO THE APU INTAKE.
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