What happened
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(-23) Skywest airlines aircraft N705SK was scheduled to fly from Salt Lake City to chicago on flight number 6184. The aircraft developed smoke in the cabin after push back from gate B-9. This occurred after the APU was shut down and power was applied to the number 2 engine for taxi. The captain and the first officer stated that they smelled something like firecrackers and the aft flight attendant called immediately to report smoke in the cabin. The smoke smell went away after engine shut down. The passengers were evacuated on to the ramp through the forward passenger door. There were no injuries reported. One flight attendant was checked and released by the paramedics after complaining of having difficulty breathing. Skywest maintenance technicians taxied the aircraft across the field to the hangar for further investigation. Upon further investigation the right air conditioning systems' air cycle machine was found seized. The right air conditioning system was deferred per MEL 21-51-1A. The air cycle machine is scheduled to be replaced on 07/09/2009 by chicago maintenance technicians.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) SKYWEST AIRLINES AIRCRAFT N705SK WAS SCHEDULED TO FLY FROM SALT LAKE CITY TO CHICAGO ON FLIGHT NUMBER 6184. THE AIRCRAFT DEVELOPED SMOKE IN THE CABIN AFTER PUSH BACK FROM GATE B-9. THIS OCCURRED AFTER THE APU WAS SHUT DOWN AND POWER WAS APPLIED TO THE NUMBER 2 ENGINE FOR TAXI. THE CAPTAIN AND THE FIRST OFFICER STATED THAT THEY SMELLED SOMETHING LIKE FIRECRACKERS AND THE AFT FLIGHT ATTENDANT CALLED IMMEDIATELY TO REPORT SMOKE IN THE CABIN. THE SMOKE SMELL WENT AWAY AFTER ENGINE SHUT DOWN. THE PASSENGERS WERE EVACUATED ON TO THE RAMP THROUGH THE FORWARD PASSENGER DOOR. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. ONE FLIGHT ATTENDANT WAS CHECKED AND RELEASED BY THE PARAMEDICS AFTER COMPLAINING OF HAVING DIFFICULTY BREATHING. SKYWEST MAINTENANCE TECHNICIANS TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT ACROSS THE FIELD TO THE HANGAR FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION THE RIGHT AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS' AIR CYCLE MACHINE WAS FOUND SEIZED. THE RIGHT AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WAS DEFERRED PER MEL 21-51-1A. THE AIR CYCLE MACHINE IS SCHEDULED TO BE REPLACED ON 07/09/2009 BY CHICAGO MAINTENANCE TECHNICIANS.
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