What happened
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(-23) Flight 2310 while on approach to phl the crew turned on the APU, shortly after that, the flight attendant reported smoke in the cabin. Crew also smelled smoke in the flight deck and donned their oxygen masks and declared an emergency. Oxygen masks were not deployed in the cabin. Crew landed on runway 27L and taxied off the runway, and evacuated the passengers on the taxiway. Firemen that were responding told the crew that they saw smoke coming from the APU and the crew discharged the APU fire bottle. The captain initiated the evacuation because of smoke in the cabin; only the main cabin door was used, because 19 passengers were onboard. Over wing and service door exits were not used and no malfunctions were reported during the evacuation. The estimated time it took for the evacuation was under one minute and no injuries were reported. Inspection of the APU revealed the oil cooler was clogged with debris which appears to be from cottonwood trees. The APU oil cooler were removed and replaced and no further problems were reported. Pmi was notified and the operator filed an SDR, iaw 14 CFR 121.703 (a)(5).
As the FAA filed it
(-23) FLIGHT 2310 WHILE ON APPROACH TO PHL THE CREW TURNED ON THE APU, SHORTLY AFTER THAT, THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED SMOKE IN THE CABIN. CREW ALSO SMELLED SMOKE IN THE FLIGHT DECK AND DONNED THEIR OXYGEN MASKS AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. OXYGEN MASKS WERE NOT DEPLOYED IN THE CABIN. CREW LANDED ON RUNWAY 27L AND TAXIED OFF THE RUNWAY, AND EVACUATED THE PASSENGERS ON THE TAXIWAY. FIREMEN THAT WERE RESPONDING TOLD THE CREW THAT THEY SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE APU AND THE CREW DISCHARGED THE APU FIRE BOTTLE. THE CAPTAIN INITIATED THE EVACUATION BECAUSE OF SMOKE IN THE CABIN; ONLY THE MAIN CABIN DOOR WAS USED, BECAUSE 19 PASSENGERS WERE ONBOARD. OVER WING AND SERVICE DOOR EXITS WERE NOT USED AND NO MALFUNCTIONS WERE REPORTED DURING THE EVACUATION. THE ESTIMATED TIME IT TOOK FOR THE EVACUATION WAS UNDER ONE MINUTE AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. INSPECTION OF THE APU REVEALED THE OIL COOLER WAS CLOGGED WITH DEBRIS WHICH APPEARS TO BE FROM COTTONWOOD TREES. THE APU OIL COOLER WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED AND NO FURTHER PROBLEMS WERE REPORTED. PMI WAS NOTIFIED AND THE OPERATOR FILED AN SDR, IAW 14 CFR 121.703 (A)(5).
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