20100530005099I

Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Airbus A319-132 · Fort Lauderdale, FL · May 30, 2010

Date
May 30, 2010 · 16:52 local
Place
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Airport
Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
GTIA
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N534NK
Reported as
Airbus A319-132
Reported engine
IAE V2524-A5
People aboard
95
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
3
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
8,766 total2,576 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On 05/30/2010, gtia flight 946 ctg-fll was on approach (approx/1000AGL) to fll, runway 9L. The flight deck crew noticed an odor of smoke and upon landing, requested to stop on a taxiway to investigate the issue. The cabin crew notified the captain and advised an odor of smoke was present in the cabin along with visible signs of smoke. The flight deck crew began cabin/smoke fire checklist and stopped to assess cabin/smoke conditions. After assessing conditions, the captain initiated an emergency evacuation. Three floor level exits (L1, L2, R2) were opened and evacuation slides deployed. R1 exit was not opened because of passenger and luggage crowding in the forward area of the aircraft. The over wing exits were not opened by the passengers or crew. Floor level exit L2 was used by the majority of passengers during the evacuation. Three passengers received minor injuries (lacerations (2)/ankle injury(1). One passenger was treated and released on scene by EMS and two passengers were taken to the hospital and later released. The evacuation total time was approximately two minutes (90 passengers/5 crew).

As the FAA filed it

ON 05/30/2010, GTIA FLIGHT 946 CTG-FLL WAS ON APPROACH (APPROX/1000AGL) TO FLL, RUNWAY 9L. THE FLIGHT DECK CREW NOTICED AN ODOR OF SMOKE AND UPON LANDING, REQUESTED TO STOP ON A TAXIWAY TO INVESTIGATE THE ISSUE. THE CABIN CREW NOTIFIED THE CAPTAIN AND ADVISED AN ODOR OF SMOKE WAS PRESENT IN THE CABIN ALONG WITH VISIBLE SIGNS OF SMOKE. THE FLIGHT DECK CREW BEGAN CABIN/SMOKE FIRE CHECKLIST AND STOPPED TO ASSESS CABIN/SMOKE CONDITIONS. AFTER ASSESSING CONDITIONS, THE CAPTAIN INITIATED AN EMERGENCY EVACUATION. THREE FLOOR LEVEL EXITS (L1, L2, R2) WERE OPENED AND EVACUATION SLIDES DEPLOYED. R1 EXIT WAS NOT OPENED BECAUSE OF PASSENGER AND LUGGAGE CROWDING IN THE FORWARD AREA OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE OVER WING EXITS WERE NOT OPENED BY THE PASSENGERS OR CREW. FLOOR LEVEL EXIT L2 WAS USED BY THE MAJORITY OF PASSENGERS DURING THE EVACUATION. THREE PASSENGERS RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES (LACERATIONS (2)/ANKLE INJURY(1). ONE PASSENGER WAS TREATED AND RELEASED ON SCENE BY EMS AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AND LATER RELEASED. THE EVACUATION TOTAL TIME WAS APPROXIMATELY TWO MINUTES (90 PASSENGERS/5 CREW).