What happened
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On October 14, 2023, at approximately 09:05 pm EDT., privacy data omitted, aircraft privacy data omitted, rejected takeoff below 80 knots due to smoke in the cabin. Flight attendants notified the pilots using the emer call interphone and pounding on the flight deck door. As soon as the aircraft stopped the flight attendants initiated an evacuation without prompts from the pilots. Both flight attendants made the call to evacuate because the “cabin was filling with smoke and passengers were panicking” all four emergency exits were used. Passengers at row 15 and behind used the emergency exits while those forward of row 15 used the main cabin door. One passenger was examined for an asthma attack by EMS and released at the scene. No other issues or injuries.
Investigation:
Service difficluty report (SDR) identified the right-hand air cycle machine (acm) as being responsible for casuing the smoke in the cabin. The part was removed and replaced by privacy data omittedmainteance technicians. Maintenance records associated with the event were reviewed by a member of the airworthiness certificate management team and verified that maintenace procedures were correctly accomplished.
Interviews were conducted with both flight attendants. Both flight attendants have been employed by privacy data omitted for at least 4 years. The overriding concern both flight attendants articulated, was that the smoke and burning rubber smell in the cabin continued to intensify as the pilots applied takeoff power. Because of this, they both reached the conclusion collectively that they needed to immediately evacuate the aircraft as soon as it came to a stop on the runway. The evacuation was executed without any injuries to passengers or crew. Both flight attendants stated that they felt their training adequately prepared them for this incident. The actions of the flight attendants are justifiable based on the totality of the event.
As the FAA filed it
ON OCTOBER 14, 2023, AT APPROXIMATELY 09:05 PM EDT., ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, REJECTED TAKEOFF BELOW 80 KNOTS DUE TO SMOKE IN THE CABIN. FLIGHT ATTENDANTS NOTIFIED THE PILOTS USING THE EMER CALL INTERPHONE AND POUNDING ON THE FLIGHT DECK DOOR. AS SOON AS THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS INITIATED AN EVACUATION WITHOUT PROMPTS FROM THE PILOTS. BOTH FLIGHT ATTENDANTS MADE THE CALL TO EVACUATE BECAUSE THE “CABIN WAS FILLING WITH SMOKE AND PASSENGERS WERE PANICKING” ALL FOUR EMERGENCY EXITS WERE USED. PASSENGERS AT ROW 15 AND BEHIND USED THE EMERGENCY EXITS WHILE THOSE FORWARD OF ROW 15 USED THE MAIN CABIN DOOR. ONE PASSENGER WAS EXAMINED FOR AN ASTHMA ATTACK BY EMS AND RELEASED AT THE SCENE. NO OTHER ISSUES OR INJURIES.
INVESTIGATION:
SERVICE DIFFICLUTY REPORT (SDR) IDENTIFIED THE RIGHT-HAND AIR CYCLE MACHINE (ACM) AS BEING RESPONSIBLE FOR CASUING THE SMOKE IN THE CABIN. THE PART WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^MAINTEANCE TECHNICIANS. MAINTENANCE RECORDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE EVENT WERE REVIEWED BY A MEMBER OF THE AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE MANAGEMENT TEAM AND VERIFIED THAT MAINTENACE PROCEDURES WERE CORRECTLY ACCOMPLISHED.
INTERVIEWS WERE CONDUCTED WITH BOTH FLIGHT ATTENDANTS. BOTH FLIGHT ATTENDANTS HAVE BEEN EMPLOYED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FOR AT LEAST 4 YEARS. THE OVERRIDING CONCERN BOTH FLIGHT ATTENDANTS ARTICULATED, WAS THAT THE SMOKE AND BURNING RUBBER SMELL IN THE CABIN CONTINUED TO INTENSIFY AS THE PILOTS APPLIED TAKEOFF POWER. BECAUSE OF THIS, THEY BOTH REACHED THE CONCLUSION COLLECTIVELY THAT THEY NEEDED TO IMMEDIATELY EVACUATE THE AIRCRAFT AS SOON AS IT CAME TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY. THE EVACUATION WAS EXECUTED WITHOUT ANY INJURIES TO PASSENGERS OR CREW. BOTH FLIGHT ATTENDANTS STATED THAT THEY FELT THEIR TRAINING ADEQUATELY PREPARED THEM FOR THIS INCIDENT. THE ACTIONS OF THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS ARE JUSTIFIABLE BASED ON THE TOTALITY OF THE EVENT.
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