What happened
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(-23) The flight crew of united flight 651, form chicago, IL (ord) to san diego CA (san), with 117 passengers and crew noted the smell of smoke in the cockpit and declared an emergency at 0507Z. The flight diverted to Wichita, KS (ict) and landed at 0533Z with the fire equipment standing by. The aircraft exited runway 1L and taxied to runway 14/32 where the captian elected to evacuate the aircraft. Emergency slides at the front two exits L1 and R1 were deployed by the crew and the evacuation occurred through those two exits. During the evacuation, the aircraft was inspected by airport personnel and it was determined there was no immediate danger of fire. All passengers were asked if medical attention was needed and none was sought. The passengers were bussed to the terminal. The Wichita FSDO was not notified of the incident. The office manager discovered the fact that it had occurred approximately fifteen hours post incident. The cmo completed the aai smoke/fumes/fire data collection tool.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE FLIGHT CREW OF UNITED FLIGHT 651, FORM CHICAGO, IL (ORD) TO SAN DIEGO CA (SAN), WITH 117 PASSENGERS AND CREW NOTED THE SMELL OF SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AT 0507Z. THE FLIGHT DIVERTED TO WICHITA, KS (ICT) AND LANDED AT 0533Z WITH THE FIRE EQUIPMENT STANDING BY. THE AIRCRAFT EXITED RUNWAY 1L AND TAXIED TO RUNWAY 14/32 WHERE THE CAPTIAN ELECTED TO EVACUATE THE AIRCRAFT. EMERGENCY SLIDES AT THE FRONT TWO EXITS L1 AND R1 WERE DEPLOYED BY THE CREW AND THE EVACUATION OCCURRED THROUGH THOSE TWO EXITS. DURING THE EVACUATION, THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED BY AIRPORT PERSONNEL AND IT WAS DETERMINED THERE WAS NO IMMEDIATE DANGER OF FIRE. ALL PASSENGERS WERE ASKED IF MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NEEDED AND NONE WAS SOUGHT. THE PASSENGERS WERE BUSSED TO THE TERMINAL. THE WICHITA FSDO WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. THE OFFICE MANAGER DISCOVERED THE FACT THAT IT HAD OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY FIFTEEN HOURS POST INCIDENT. THE CMO COMPLETED THE AAI SMOKE/FUMES/FIRE DATA COLLECTION TOOL.
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