What happened
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(-23) After landing at kbdl, N820EX was taxiing to the gate. The crew started the APU. The APU started normally. It was noted that the generator warning light never illuminated. At that point the captain noted smoke and what he recalls as flames coming from behind the ground spoiler advisory lights (located in the upper left corner of the forward console). The captain called the tower and declared an emergency. The aircraft was stopped at the intersection of echo & sierra taxiway, and the captain initiated the evacuation. 19 paxs, one lap child and 3 crew members egressed the aircraft thru the main cabin door. The evacuation was done expeditiously. The crew does not recall the exact time. There were no reports of any of the exits or associated equipment malfunctions. All the paxx and crew met approximately 100 feet off to the left of the nose of the aircraft. There were no injuries reported as a result of the smoke in the cockpit or the evacuation. Fire equipment and airport operations personnel responded immediately to assist the crew and passengers.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AFTER LANDING AT KBDL, N820EX WAS TAXIING TO THE GATE. THE CREW STARTED THE APU. THE APU STARTED NORMALLY. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE GENERATOR WARNING LIGHT NEVER ILLUMINATED. AT THAT POINT THE CAPTAIN NOTED SMOKE AND WHAT HE RECALLS AS FLAMES COMING FROM BEHIND THE GROUND SPOILER ADVISORY LIGHTS (LOCATED IN THE UPPER LEFT CORNER OF THE FORWARD CONSOLE). THE CAPTAIN CALLED THE TOWER AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS STOPPED AT THE INTERSECTION OF ECHO & SIERRA TAXIWAY, AND THE CAPTAIN INITIATED THE EVACUATION. 19 PAXS, ONE LAP CHILD AND 3 CREW MEMBERS EGRESSED THE AIRCRAFT THRU THE MAIN CABIN DOOR. THE EVACUATION WAS DONE EXPEDITIOUSLY. THE CREW DOES NOT RECALL THE EXACT TIME. THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF ANY OF THE EXITS OR ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT MALFUNCTIONS. ALL THE PAXX AND CREW MET APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET OFF TO THE LEFT OF THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THE SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT OR THE EVACUATION. FIRE EQUIPMENT AND AIRPORT OPERATIONS PERSONNEL RESPONDED IMMEDIATELY TO ASSIST THE CREW AND PASSENGERS.
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